Descriptive research contains elements of both quantitative and qualitative research and may be more analytic, referring to the types of questions, design, and analysis that will be applied to the topic at hand. Qualitative research does provide the aspect of human feelings and behaviors by digging a little deeper into the subject, whereas quantitative does not. Qualitative studies have fewer samples than quantitative but more details. “Descriptive research has the goal to discover facts or describe reality” (Monette, Sullivan, &
Descriptive research contains elements of both quantitative and qualitative research and may be more analytic, referring to the types of questions, design, and analysis that will be applied to the topic at hand. Qualitative research does provide the aspect of human feelings and behaviors by digging a little deeper into the subject, whereas quantitative does not. Qualitative studies have fewer samples than quantitative but more details. “Descriptive research has the goal to discover facts or describe reality” (Monette, Sullivan, &