The Comparison between Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Behavioral Science

There are two research approaches in human and behavioral sciences: quantitive and qualitative. In other words, in the field of human and behavioral sciences including pedagogy and psychology, the selection of an approach to research depends on the adopted worldview or paradigm by the researcher. This article aims to study and compare the two approaches to research (quantitative and qualitative) in terms of nature, goal, method, hypotheses, gathering data instruments, sampling methods, validity, verification, statistical analysis as well as their strengths and weaknesses.