There are quantitative and qualitative methods in the field of academic research that seem most relevant to the professional fields of study at Henley-Putnam University. These methods involve collecting different types of data to help better understand the world around us. Quantitative research is associated with social sciences like chemistry, engineering and mathematics, for example, measuring objects quantitatively may involve observing the distance between planets as they orbit the sun. In other words, quantitative methods allow one thing to be measured to compare it to another quantity to generate conclusions, sometimes confirming hypotheses or creating new ones based on the research results. However, qualitative research is applied to the soft or social sciences, such as history, sociology and anthropology. According to the Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA), qualitative research seeks the “why” and not the “how” of its subject through the analysis of unstructured information. For example, methodological discussions such as, according to Trochim, some researchers have sought to mix methodologies trying to leverage the strengths of both types. A growing field such as social network analysis (SNA) offers the opportunity to merge these methods using observation of qualitative relationships and mathematical concepts. Some scientists have also criticized the scientific community and its over-reliance on quantifiable methodologies (Trochim, 2006). Schwartz, a professor of mathematics and computer science at New York University, has written about attacks on quantifiable methodologies and the unfortunate perception that they are a panacea for academic research (Schwartz,