In qualitative research, it is often hard to determine whether or not the results are both valid and reliable.

But a lifetime of qualitative research on my part has shown this to be far from universally the case.

The facts this qualitative research may unearth can be worth their weight in gold.

The variables used in qualitative research are likely to be nominal.

Quality criteria for all qualitative research are credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability.