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12 ICT 3
 PRACTICAL
RESEARCH 2
LESSON 2: Qualities of
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research

 From its root word quantity, which

means the amount of or number of,
quantitative research deals with
numerals and how it can describe a
phenomenon or infer a relationship.
 Quantitative research is the go-to approach for
scientific inquiry because of its ability to test
hypotheses. The relationship of different factors
that we see creates a clearer picture of what is
happening around us.

 These factors can also be called variables, which

are the basis for hypotheses. Variables are traits
that numerically describe or give meaning to an
object, phenomenon, or persons. These
variables vary or change from one thing to
another.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
 Good statistical treatments are important in
deciding the possible outcomes or
conclusions for the success of the research.

 It is follows a certain sample size in the use of

the subjects or respondents of the study.

 Examples of the quantitative research topics:

1. Predictors of science performance
2. Growth performance of organic fertilizer
3. Population rate in Metro Manila in the next
20 years.
REMEMEBER!

 Variables are an
important concept in
research. They are the
ones that are usually
identified, examined,
described, or
correlated with
answering a scientific
inquiry.
Characteristics of Quantitative Research
 Controllability - to understand a specific relationship or
phenomenon, quantitative research should be in an
environment, where all variables are identified and
can be controlled.
 Generalizability - outcomes are based on large sample
sizes that can be generalized to an entire population.
 Objectivity - results are based on statistics that are
observable and measurable using structured
instruments.
 Replicability - it should be replicable by other teams of
researchers that will eventually come up with similar
outcomes.
Strengths of Quantitative Research
The factual quality of quantitative research and its
generalizability to a population becomes the basis of
its strengths. Queiros, Faria, and Almeida (2017)
published a paper evaluating the strengths and
limitations of qualitative and quantitative research
approaches. In this subsection, we are going to list
down and briefly describe each of the strengths of
quantitative research.
 Analysis of data is assisted with statistical methods
- These are mathematical tools in which numbers
can be processed to become more meaningful.
Analysis using statistics also provides unbiased
results.
 Large-scale research can be undertaken - Due to
many data collection methods that can be
employed in quantitative research that are
relatively easy to administer, research with a large
number of samples is possible.
 Data can be presented in graphical or tabular form -
Other than statistical analysis, researchers can
analyze data using graphical and tabular
representation. Numerical data summarized in
tabular or graphical form aid researchers in making
sense of them better.
 Weaknesses of Quantitative Research
The following list describes the weaknesses of quantitative research. 

• Large  sample  size  requires  a  lot  of  time  and  effort - 

The  goal  to  generalize the results of quantitative studies
requires a larger sample size which can be an issue for many
researchers. This requirement increases the cost of research,
and its time frame becomes longer.
• Statistical analysis of data requires an expert to perform -
Poor knowledge or inadequate skills in statistics might
negatively affect the outcome of a study.
• Quantifying and reducing observations to just pieces of
numerical values makes it too simplistic - Numerical values
can only answer the questions of what and it is often difficult
to use these values in answering the whys and the hows of the
phenomena.
Types of Quantitative Research
 Quantitative research can
generally be categorized into two:
experimental and non-
experimental types. These two
types are used by researchers
depending on the topic and the
nature of the problem that is being
investigated.
Descriptive Research
Descriptive quantitative research is an example of non-experimental research design.
The focus of this research design is to describe factors, variables, or phenomena that
occur in nature.
Comparative Research
This is another example of non-experimental research design. The primary objective
of comparative research, also called causal-comparative research, is to compare two
variables in order to identify whether there exists a causative relationship between
them. This kind of research usually involves two or more groups and one
independent variable.
Correlational Research
This is another example of non-experimental research design. Its primary objective is
to compare two variables then identify the relationship between them.
True Experimental Research
The primary objective of a true experimental research design is to identify a cause-
effect relationship between the variables where the samples are randomized.
END OF
 ASSIGNMENT #2

SEARCH THE FOLLOWING:

 What is the Variables in Quantitative

Research?
 What is the different types of variables in
research?