The nature of inquiry and research

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QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

IS THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING AND ANALYZING NUMERICAL DATA. IT CAN BE USED TO FIND PATTERNS AND AVERAGES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, TEST CAUSAL RELEATIONSIHPS, AND GENERALIZE RESULTS TO WIDER POPULATIONS.

DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH

seeks to describe the current status of an identified variable.

ex: A description of the smoking habits of teenagers

CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH

attempts to determine the extent of a relationship between two or more variables using statistical data.

ex: the relationship between intelligence and self-esteem

CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH

attempts to establish cause-effect relationships among the variables.

Example: The effect of part-time employment on the achievement of high school students

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

often called true experimentation, uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables that make up a study

ex: The effect of a new treatment plan on breast cancer