Notes for practical research 2 quantitative

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1. PRACTICAL
RESEARCH 2
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

2. OBJECTIVES
•1.Define quantitative research accurately;
•2.Describe the characteristics of quantitative
research; and
•3.Describe the strength and weaknesses of
quantitative research.

3. A. Characteristics of a Quantitative
Research
•Research was coined from the word “cerchier”
which means to seek and “re”which means to
repeat. (Faltado, et al., 1). It is discovering truths by
examining on your chosen topics. It is a natural
day-to-day activity of gathering information. It may
in the form of quantitative or qualitative

8. B. Strengths Quantitative Research
•1. Objectivity. Since it provides numerical data,
it can be easily interpreted.
•2.Quantitative research design is the most
reliableand valid way of concluding results, giving
way to a new hypothesis, or to disprove it.

9. B. Strengths Quantitative Research
•3.The use of statistical techniques facilitates
sophisticated analysesand allows you to comprehend
a huge number of vital characteristics of data.
•4.The numerical data can be analyzed quickly and
easily. By employing statistically valid random models,
findings can be generalized to the population about
which information is necessary.

10. B. Strengths Quantitative Research
•5.Quantitative studies are replicable. Standardized
approaches allow the study to be replicated in different
areas or over time with the formulation of comparable
findings.
•6.It uses robust instrumentation, which may yield
results that can be generalized to a larger population
and other research settings.
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11. B. Strengths Quantitative Research
•7.It allows for greater accuracydata because variables are
isolated, manipulated, and rigorously controlled.
•8.Results can be replicated, analyzed, and compared with
similar studies due to the use of robust instrumentation.
•9.Personal bias is avoidedbecause quantitative data are
arrived using established procedures.
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12. C. Weaknesses of a Quantitative Research
•1.Quantitative research requires a large number
of respondents.
•2. It is costly.
•3.Numerical data do not provide detailed
accounts of the phenomenon and do not capture
accounts of human participation.

13. C. Weaknesses of a Quantitative Research
•4.Much information is difficult to gather using
structured research instruments, specifically on
sensitive issues like pre-marital sex, domestic
violence, among others.

14. C. Weaknesses of a Quantitative Research
•5.If not done seriously and correctly, data from
the questionnaires may be incomplete and
inaccurate.