PR2 (Disadvantages and Advantages of Quantitative Research)

“Explaining phenomena by collecting numerical data that are analyzed using mathematically based methods” – Gunderson et. al. (2000)​

Quantitative Research

Research can be used to assess the effectiveness of the methods, programs, and the satisfaction of all stakeholders in the educational sector

Education

Research can improve the overall marketing strategy, help make informed decisions, and solicit consumers’ opinions for productivity

Business

Healthcare procedures, routines, and other systems must be based on the result of scientific investigation

Medical and Allied Health Services

Collected information leads to a more responsible and accountable operation of different components of technology

Science and Technology​

Data Type of Qualitative Research:

1. Words

2. Images

3. Observations

Data Type of Quantitative Research:

1. Number

2. Statistics

3. Percentages

Approach of Qualitative Research:

1. Exploratory

2. Subjective

Approach of Quantitative Research:

1. Confirmatory

2. Objective

Methods of Qualitative Research:

1. Interviews

2. Focus Groups

3. Observations

Methods of Quantitative Research:

1. Surveys

2. Experiments

3. Questionnaire

Data Analysis of Qualitative Research:

1. Thematic

2. Content Analysis

3. Narrative Interpretation

Data Analysis of Quantitative Research:

1. Statistical Analysis

Findings​ of Qualitative Research:

1. In-depth insights

2. Themes

3. Stories

Findings​ of Quantitative Research:

1. Numerical trends

2. Patterns

3. Statistical Results

Goals of Qualitative Research:

Understand meanings and experiences​

Goals of Quantitative Research:

Measure and quantify variables​

Quantitative research is reliable and?​

Objective

Quantitative research uses _____ to generalize a finding​

Statistics

It reduces and restructures a complex problem to a _____ number of variables

Limited

Quantitative research looks at the connections between variables and establishes ___________ relationships in highly controlled circumstances​

Cause-and-effect

Quantitative research tests?

Theories and Hypothesis

Quantitative research assumes that the ____ is representative of the population

Sample

In quantitative research, the subjectivity of its methodology is a _________ concern

Secondary

Quantitative research deals with the details of the?

Subject

It allows the researcher to measure and analyze the data to arrive at an _______ answer to the problem

Objective

The result is generally reliable since the study uses a __sample of the population

Big

They are used in choosing the instruments, in sampling procedures, and in choosing the most appropriate statistical treatment; thus making the research ______?​

Established standards

Replicable

Personal biases can be avoided since ________ is not part of the research process

Personal interaction

Processes involved are ________ since the steps in doing quantitative research are made easy and systematic​

Simplified

Results can be reduced through_________ and can be interpreted in a few statements​

Statistical treatments

The context of the study is ignored in such a way that it does not consider the _____ setting where the study is conducted

Natural

Having a large study sample requires researchers to spend ___ resources​

More

Results are ____ since they are usually based on the analysis of numbers and are not obtained from detailed narratives

Limited

It provides less elaborate accounts of?

Human perceptions

In experimental research, the level of control might not be normally applicable in the real world because it is usually done in a?​

Laboratory

It may not necessarily reflect the true answers of the participants​

Preset answers

Findings can be influenced by the researcher’s perspective since most of the time, the participants are _______ to him or her​

Unknown