Quantitative Research

-Sir Sherwin
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Definition of quantitative research

• One word that reflects the true nature of this type of research is
NUMERICAL

• Uses STATISTICS that involve collection and study of numerical

data
• You use mathematical operations of addition, subtraction,
division, and multiplication to study and express relationships
between quantities or magnitudes shown by numbers or symbols.
• Involving measurements and amounts,
quantitative research seeks to find answers to
questions starting with how many? How much?
How long? To what extent? And the like.
• Answers to these questions come in numerals,
percentages, and fractions and others
Characteristics of a quantitative research

• Uses numbers and figures to denote a particular

thing
• Tend to exclude your own thoughts and feelings
about the subject or object (Objective)
Classification

• Experimental
• Non-Experimental
Experimental

• True experimental
• Quasi experimental
• Single subject
• Pre experimental
Non Experimental

• Survey
• Historical
• Observational
• Correlational
• Descriptive
• Comparative
Importance

• Reflects precise measurement and an in depth analysis of

data from the results
• Objective understanding of people, things, places and
events in this world; MEANING, attaching accurate or
exact meanings to objects or subjects rather then
inflated meanings resulting from the researcher’s bias or
personal attachment relating to their research
• IT IS REQUIRED to!
• Reliable measurement instruments
• Statistical methods
Quantitative vs
Qualitative
Mental Survey of reality

• QL • QN
• Results from social • Exists in physical world
interactions
Cause and effect relationship

• QL • QN
• Explained by peoples objective • Revealed automatic
desire descriptions of circumstances
or conditions
Researchers involvement to the study

• QL • QN
• Subjective sometimes • Objective least involvement by
personally engaged the researchers
Expression of data, data aanalysis and
findings

• QL • QN
• verbal language • Numerals
• Words • statistics
• Visuals
• objects
Research Plan

• QL • QN
• Takes place as the research • Plans research aspects before
proceeds gradually collecting data
Behavior toward research aspects

• Desires to preserve the natural • Control or manipulation of the

settings research conditions
Obtaining knowledge

• Multiple methods • Scientific methods

Purpose

• Makes social intentions • Evaluates objective and

understandable examines cause and effect
relationships
Data analysis

• Thematic codal ways • Mathematically based methods

• Competence based
Style Expression

• Personal • Impersonal
• Lacks formality • Scientific or systematic
Sampling technique

• Purposive sampling • Random sampling