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As we have noted, some things which we can measure and attribute numerical values to fall into the category of quantitative research. Other things cannot be quantified and fall into the category of qualitative research. Some research incorporates elements of both and we refer to these approaches as mixed methods. In this chapter, we shall consider each of these in turn and then look at the different assumptions which underpin each of these approaches. So, to be crude, quantitative approaches are those which involve numbers. Qualitative approaches do not involve numbers. Remember that. It gets more complicated, but I'll explain that when we come to it in depth in later chapters. But, for now, here is a brief overview of what we will cover in the book.

All these approaches are shown in this figure and you can use this as a ‘mind map’ to negotiate the different topics covered in this book.