Practical Research WW2

• Expressions like numerical forms, objective thinking, statistical methods, and measurement signal the existence of quantitative research
• Quantitative research focuses on specific things through statistics involving the collection and study of numerical data
• Numerical term denotes a number or symbol expressing quantity or rank
• Quantitative research uses mathematical operations to study and express relationships between quantities or magnitudes shown by numbers or symbols
• Quantitative research seeks answers to questions starting with how many, how much, how long, to what extent, etc.
• Quantitative research involves measurements and amounts, providing answers in numerals, percentages, and fractions
• Quantitative research requires full attention on the object of study, excluding personal thoughts and feelings
• Quantitative research is described as objective research, focusing on the real or factual aspects of the object
• Quantitative research is analogous to scientific or experimental thinking
• Quantitative research usually occurs in hard sciences like physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine
• Importance of quantitative research
• Quantitative research produces results reflecting precise measurement and in-depth data analysis
• Quantitative research provides an objective understanding of people, things, places, and events
• Quantitative research attaches accurate meanings to objects or subjects, avoiding researcher bias
• Quantitative research enables the study of surroundings objectively using reliable measurement instruments or statistical methods
• Quantitative research is effective in obtaining information about specified personality traits and relationships
• Classification of quantitative research
• Quantitative research is categorized into experimental and non-experimental types
• Experimental research includes true experimental, quasi-experimental, single subject, and pre-experimental types
• Non-experimental research includes survey, historical, observational, correlational, descriptive, and comparative research
• Experimental research definition
• Experimental research treats the object or subject in a definite manner, determining the effects of treatment
• Experimental research involves an experimental group receiving treatment and a control group without treatment
• Experimental research involves random selection of objects or subjects
• Non-experimental research method
• Non-experimental research does not manipulate control or independent variables
• Non-experimental research measures variables as they naturally occur without manipulation
• Non-experimental research is used when random assignment is not possible, and the research is exploratory or non-causal
• Survey research as the most used non-experimental research
• Survey research aims to understand societal thoughts, attitudes, and feelings towards issues
• Survey research collects qualitative and quantitative data without involving treatment or condition
• Survey research is commonly used in Sociology, Psychology, and Humanities
• Survey research uses data-gathering techniques like interviews, questionnaires, and online surveys
• Strengths of survey research
• Versatility, efficiency, generality, and confidentiality are strengths of survey research
• Weaknesses of survey research
• Survey research may not provide sufficient evidence about variable relationships or examine the significance of some social issues
• Survey research may not reflect the effects of environmental interconnectedness or consider naturalistic tendencies in human behavior
• Survey research may not promote interpretive and creative thinking or accurately register differences in responses
• Survey research may not effectively control factors affecting the study or account for real happenings