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.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research
- identify different sampling approaches
- distinguish between primary and secondary data sources
- interpret the political and ethical aspects in financial research.
