Directions: Read and analyze the following characteristics of the research method carefully.

Classify whether it is for QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE. Write your answers in your notebook.

QUALITATIVE 1. Represents the view and perspective of participants that mirror the values of life.
QUALITATIVE 2. Contributes insights into existing concepts or explains human social behavior.
QUALITATIVE 3. The type of research that the new concepts or theory is to be developed but not
statistically tested.
QUALITATIVE 4. Study the meaning of people’s lives, under real-world conditions, and people will
not be limited by the confines of a laboratory.
QUANTITAITVE 5. It involves extensive narrative data in order to gain insights into phenomena.
QUANTITAITVE 6. To test the hypotheses, look at cause & effect and make predictions.
QUANTITAITVE 7. The focus of research is to narrow-angle lenses by hypothesis testing.
QUANTITAITVE 8. Uses structured and validated data collection instruments.
QUANTITAITVE 9. Quantify problem by generating mathematical data that can be
transformed into usable statistics.
QUALITATIVE 10. Provides insights to develop ideas or hypotheses and it is primarily exploratory
research.
Directions: Inside the thought balloon are words associated with either quantitative or
qualitative research. Using the table provided on the next page, list five (5) words each associated
with quantitative and qualitative research. Write your answers in your notebook.

OBJECTIVE HOLISTIC
PREDICTIVE SUBJECTIVE
QUANTIFIABLE EXPLANATORY
HYPOTHERSIS TESTING HYPOTHESIS GENERATING
SPECIFIC NON-QUANTIFIABLE