INTRO-TO-QUANTITATIVE-RESEARCH.pdf

Practical Research 2 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH  Lesson 1: Introduction to Quantitative Research QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, UNLIKE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, USES NUMBERS TO GENERALIZE A PARTICULAR INQUIRY BASED FROM OBJECTIVE SCALES OF MEASUREMENTS OF UNITS...

Practical Research 2 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH  Lesson 1: Introduction to Quantitative Research QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, UNLIKE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, USES NUMBERS TO GENERALIZE A PARTICULAR INQUIRY BASED FROM OBJECTIVE SCALES OF MEASUREMENTS OF UNITS CALLED VARIABLES.  What is Quantitative Research? QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES, IS AN OBJECTIVE, METHODICAL EXPERIENTIAL INVESTIGATION OF RECOGNIZABLE PHENOMENA.  What is Quantitative Research? IT IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA EXPECTING THAT THE RESULTS THAT CAN BE GENERALIZED TO SOME BIGGER POPULATION AND DESCRIBE A PARTICULAR OBSERVATION HAVING NO BIASES. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS NUMBERS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH EVENTS.  What is Quantitative Research? QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS A TYPE OF RESEARCH WHICH USE COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES, AN OBJECTIVE, AND SYSTEMATIC EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF OBSERVABLE PHENOMENA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS MORE ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA.  What is Quantitative Research? THE GATHERED NUMERICAL DATA YIELD UNBIASED RESULTS THAT CAN BE GENERALIZED TO SOME LARGER POPULATION AND EXPLAIN A PARTICULAR OBSERVATION. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS DEALS WITH NUMBERS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH EVENTS.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 1. IT IS OBJECTIVE NOT SUBJECTIVE. PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS IS THE TARGET OF THE CONCEPTS. FURTHERMORE, INTUITIONS AND GUESSES IS NOT PRACTICE OR USED IN DEVELOPING CONCLUSIONS OR SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED. FAMILIARITY OF THE TOPIC OF THE RESEARCH HAVE TO BE MORE FOCUS SO THAT IT WILL BE CLEAR TO THE READERS AND RESEARCHER HAVE TO BE ADVANCE IN WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 3. RESEARCH INSTRUMENT IS CLEARLY STRUCTURED. THE INSTRUMENT OF THE STUDY IS WELL-ORGANIZED AND PLAN, AND WITH DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS AND SCALES. 4. NUMERICAL PRESENTATION OF DATA. DATA ARE ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED IN THEFORM OF NUMBERS AND STATISTICS.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 5. LARGE SAMPLE SIZES. THE GREATER THE SAMPLE SIZES THE MORE RELIABLE DATA ANALYSIS. THIS IS TO AVOID BIASES IN INTERPRETING THE RESULTS.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 6. REPLICATED BUT NOT DUPLICATE. RELIABLE QUANTITATIVE STUDIES CAN BE REPLICATED OR REPEATED BUT NOT DUPLICATED TO VERIFY OR CONFIRM THE CORRECTNESS OF THE RESULTS IN ANOTHER SETTING.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 7. DATA CAN BE USED TO PREDICT FUTURE OUTCOMES OR FORECAST. THROUGH COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS AND WITH THE AID OF COMPUTERS AND FORMULATED FORMULAS SCENARIOS CAN BE PREDICTING FUTURE RESULTS.  Characteristics of Quantitative Research 8. DATA CAN BE USED TO VERIFY EXISTING FACTS AND DEVELOP NEW CONCEPTS. A RESEARCH CAN VALIDATE AN EXISTING FACT. IN SOME CASES, RESEARCH CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP NEW IDEAS NEEDED TO MAKE LIFE MORE COMFORTABLE.  STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH