Table 3 Research design and purpose of papers discussed in the medical education journal club of the postgraduate studies division, UNAM faculty of medicine. (These data refer to the 52 papers that were actually research studies)
Research design | Quantitative | Qualitative | Mixed methods |
n = 52 | 39 | 11 | 2 |
Purpose of research | Descriptive | Justificatory | Clarification |
n = 52 | 31 | 16 | 5 |