IDENTIFYING THE

INQUIRY & STATING

THE PROBLEM
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH PROBLEM
• Something that nurtures in your mind a
difficulty or uncertainty, enough to push
you to do empirical investigation
SOURCES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
PROBLEM
1. Agencies of the government, or any NGO or
institutions
2. Own experience or genuine interest in something
3. Previous research findings which you want to
validate
4. Present political, social or economic issues in
society
5. Review of related literature
 RESEARCH PROBLEM
Interrogative Statement:
• What percentage of Manila
private universities consider
the use of grammar textbooks
as the most effective way to
help college students attain
communicative competence?
Declarative Statement:
• The main objective of this
study is to find out the
percentage of Manila private
universities considering the use
of grammar text books as the
most effective way to help
students attain communicative
competence
GUIDELINES IN FORMULATING QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH PROBLEM & RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Formulate a research problem that is
researchable
2. Stated clearly, concisely and under APA
Format, not beyond 12 words
3. Focus on general understanding of your
research topic
GUIDELINES IN FORMULATING QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH PROBLEM & RESEARCH QUESTIONS
4. Mirrors the importance of carrying out the
research for finding answers or solutions to a
problem
5. State the variables & relationship with each
other
6. Introductory statement to present research
problem (main problem of the research)
GUIDELINES IN FORMULATING QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH PROBLEM & RESEARCH QUESTIONS

7. State your research questions/sub-problems

(informative question)

8. Declarative/ interrogative manner

TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
QUESTIONS

1. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

- ask question on the kind, qualifications
and categories of the subject or participants
TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
QUESTIONS

2. RELATION QUESTIONS
- Nature, manner of connection between
and among variables
TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
QUESTIONS

3. CAUSAL QUESTIONS
- Reasons behind the effects of the
independent variable on the dependent
variable
APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. DEDUCTIVE APPROACH
- Predictions/guesses
- ask question on a general manner
APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
2. INDUCTIVE APPROACH
- Smaller to complex ideas
- Specific details
 WRITING THE
RESEARCH TITLE
RESEARCH TITLE
- The title embodies substantive words
or keywords or phrases that describe
one’s research study.
- Clear - What
- Concise - Where
- Precise - Who
RESEARCH TITLE
Major Problem- governs the entire study.
It is usually in a statement form that
introduces the general problem of the
research.
Specific Questions- must contribute to
development of the whole research
problem or topic.