Qualitative & Quantitative Research
Understanding complex social, economic and service-related challenges requires more than one source of evidence.
Coreridge uses qualitative, quantitative and ethnographic research methods to develop a rounded understanding of needs, experiences, service provision and outcomes.
Qualitative research
Qualitative methods help explore experiences, perceptions, barriers, motivations and the reasons behind observed patterns.
Quantitative research
Quantitative methods help measure the scale, distribution and characteristics of identified needs.
Ethnographic research
Ethnographic research means spending time with people in their own settings — homes, communities, workplaces and services — to understand routines, behaviour and context that surveys and one-off interviews can miss. It is especially valuable when a service is not working as intended and the reasons are unclear.
Every ethnographic study is delivered under an agreed ethics, consent and safeguarding protocol. See an example project, or request our full approach.
View the ethnographic project →Mixed-method research
Combining sources lets findings be tested against each other. Where data and lived experience agree, confidence grows; where they differ, the difference itself is insight. The result is more balanced, defensible recommendations.
Quantitative Evidence
Scale, trends and distribution
Qualitative Evidence
Experiences, barriers and reasons
Service Intelligence
Provision, activity and pathways
A More Complete Understanding of Need
Example
A domestic abuse needs assessment may combine population and service data, referral trends, service mapping, interviews with professionals and carefully designed engagement with people with lived experience.
Tell us what you need to understand. We will set out how we would approach it, what you would receive and how long it would take — in a consultation or a tailored proposal.
