Qualitative and quantitative methods in “Small N” situations

Abstract

In comparative research, one is often confronted with a tension between the number of cases and the “in-depth” understanding of each individual case. In these situations, what is the relative potential of qualitative and quantitative methods? Papers in this panel explicitly treat this tension from a methodological/epistemological viewpoint, and from a « qualitative » and/or «quantitative» viewpoint.

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New options in crossing the methodological borders : from quantitative to qualitative analysis and vice versa	View Paper Details
The tension between accuracy and generalizability in social science research – its background and dissolution	View Paper Details
Conjugate and/or alternate methods to exploit the data from a small N survey (N=25), based upon a semantic differential questionnaire (30*40 data grid): an instance of an idiosyncratic R.I.S - research information system	View Paper Details
Limits of Content Analysis in “Small N” Situations	View Paper Details