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Philosophy Worldview

The word worldview is described as "a fundamental collection of beliefs that direct
behaviour" (Guba, 1990:17). Others have referred to them as paradigms (Lincoln,
Lynham,&Guba,2011, Mertens,2010), philosophies as well as metaphysics
(Crotty,1998), or narrowly defined methodological approaches (Neuman, 2009).
Worldviews are described as a researcher's general philosophical inclination toward the
environment and the essence of science that they bring to a thesis. Worldviews develop
as a result of subject identities, the preferences of students' advisors/mentors, and
previous study encounters.
Individual researchers' views about these variables will often cause them to use a
qualitative, quantitative, or hybrid methods approach in their study. While there is
ongoing controversy about the worldviews or values researchers bring to their study, will
focus on four that have received a lot of attention in the literature Post positivism,
constructivism, transformative, and pragmatism are some of the terms used to describe
these ideologies.
The Postpositivist Worldview
The typical method of analysis has been represented by postpositivist expectations,
which hold true more for quantitative study than qualitative research. This point of view
is often referred to as the empirical method or doing experimental study.
Positivist/postpositivist studies, observational science, and postpositivism are other
terms for it. This last word is called post-positivism because it reflects the thinking that
came after positivism, rejecting the conventional notion of absolute reality in science
(Phillips & Burbules, 2000) and acknowledging that we cannot be sure about our
assertions of knowledge while observing human behaviour and acts. The postpositivist
tradition derives from nineteenth-century authors such as Comte and Mill.
Research Designs
Research designs are modes of investigation that fall under the qualitative and
quantitative approaches that offer clear guidance for procedures in a research design.
Others refer to them as investigation methods (Denzin & Linco 2011).
Quantitative Research
Quantitative analysis is characterized as the systematic study of phenomena through
the collection of quantifiable data and the application of statistical, mathematical, or
computational techniques. Quantitative polling gathers input from current and
prospective consumers by sampling techniques and the distribution of internet surveys,
online interviews, questionnaires, and other similar tools, the results of which can be
represented numerically. Following a thorough understanding of these figures, it is
possible to forecast the future of a good or service and make appropriate adjustments (
(Aliaga and Gunderson, 2002)
Justification for quantitative Research
Quantitative analysis has many advantages. We are using quantitative analysis for a
variety of reasons, including the following:
Fast data collection - A quantitative study is conducted with a sample of respondents
who constitute a population. A survey or other quantitative analysis tool applied to these
respondents, as well as the use of measurements, conducting, and interpreting data, is
relatively simple and time-consuming.
Data processing with a broader scope - Because of statistics, this research approach
allows for a broader range of data collection.
Eliminate bias - This analysis approach does not allow for personal comments or
biasing of findings. In most instances, the outcomes are numerical and therefore
rational.
Research Method
Causal-comparative research
Causal-comparative analysis in which the investigator divides two or more classes
according to a previously occurring cause or an objective variable.
Causal-comparative study is not limited to the mathematical examination of two
variables, but rather examines how different variables or classes change as a result of
the same changes. This study is carried out regardless of the form of relationship that
occurs between two or more variables. Statistical analysis is used to clearly show the
results of this quantitative research

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