Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

What are the key features of qualitative and quantitative research in finance? What do they involve in practical terms, and what they can produce? This free course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, explores the underpinning methodologies, then looks at how research data are produced and how they are analysed. The course also includes case study interviews with active researchers and activities to help you understand data sources and sampling.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What is qualitative research?
• 1 What is qualitative research?
• 2 Three broad approaches in qualitative research
• 2 Three broad approaches in qualitative research
• 2.1 General assessment of qualitative research
• 3 Introduction to quantitative research
• 3 Introduction to quantitative research
• 4 Sources of quantitative research
• 4 Sources of quantitative research
• 5 Using available statistics
• 5 Using available statistics
• 6 Quantitative data analysis, data collection and sampling methods
• 6 Quantitative data analysis, data collection and sampling methods
• 7 Objectivity and bias in research
• 7 Objectivity and bias in research
• 7.1 Reflections on research biases
• 8 Research ethics
• 8 Research ethics
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements