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N AT U R E O F I N Q U I RY &

R EisSQuantitative
What E A RC H
Research?
OBJECTIVES

• Describes characteristics,
strengths, weaknesses, and
kinds of quantitative
research
• Illustrates the importance of
quantitative research across
fields
OPENING ACTIVITY
Form into 5 groups. Then follow the mechanics of the activity.

Mechanics:
1.Group members will discuss among themselves the following topics:
a. Definition of quantitative research
b. Characteristics of quantitative research
c. Advantages of quantitative research
d. Disadvantages of quantitative research
e. Importance of quantitative research
OPENING ACTIVITY
Form into 5 groups. Then follow the mechanics of the activity.

Mechanics:
2. After the discussion, each group will present their output through a song,
poem, skit, news, broadcasting, or panel discussion.
3. Your teacher will judge your work based on creativity.
DEFINITION
Quantitative Research

• Quantitative research, according to Aliaga and Gunderson (2000) is


explaining phenomenona by collecting numerical data that are
analyzed using mathematically based methods (in particular statistics).
• This type of research utilizes numbers and statistical analysis. It is
ideal in studying phenomenon which must contend with problems of
measurement.
DEFINITION
Quantitative Research

• Example: Increase in sales, change in turn over rates, change in drop-


out rates, decrease in the number of failing students in Mathematics,
shift in the percentage of dengue patients, rise in the rate of youth
drug addiction, and decrease in juvenile crime rates in the rural areas.
• In studying a phenomenon, quantitative researchers attempt to
measure relevant factors and variables by attaching numeric values
that express quantity.
DEFINITION
Quantitative Research

• Analyzing numbers to answer a scientific inquiry is done through


mathematical formulas usually used in descriptive and inferential
statistics.
• Quantitative research is the traditional, positivist scientific method
which refers to a general set of orderly, disciplined procedures to
acquire information. It utilizes deductive reasoning to generate
predictions that are tested in the real world. It is systematic since the
researcher progresses logically through a series of steps and according
C H A RAC T E R I S T I C S
Quantitative Research

1.It is reliable and objective.


2.It uses statistics to generalize a findings.
3.It reduces and restructures a complex problem to a limited number of
variables.
4.It looks at the connections between variables and establishes cause
and effect relationships in highly controlled circumstances.
C H A RAC T E R I S T I C S
Quantitative Research

5. It tests theories or hypotheses


6. It assumes that the sample is representative of the population.
7. The subjectivity of its methodology is a secondary concern.
8. It deals with the details of the subject.
A D VA N TA G E S
Quantitative Research

• It allows the researcher to measure and analyze the data to arrive


at an objective answer to the problem prosed or stated
• The result is reliable since the study uses a big sample of the
population
• Standards are usually used in choosing the instruments, in
sampling procedures, and in choosing the most appropriate
statistical treatment, thus making the research replicable.
A D VA N TA G E S
Quantitative Research

• Personal biases can be avoided since personal interaction is not


part of the research process
• Processes involved are simplified since the steps in doing
quantitative research are made easy and systematic
• Results can be reduced through statistical treatments and
interpreted in a few statements.
D I S A D VA N TA G E S
Quantitative Resarch

• The context of the study or the experiment is ignored in such a way


that it does not consider the natural setting where the study is
conducted.
• Having a large study sample requires researchers to spend more
resources
• Results are limited since they are usually based on the analysis of
numbers and are not obtained from detailed narratives.
• It provides less elaborate accounts of human perceptions.
D I S A D VA N TA G E S
Quantitative Resarch

• In experimental research, the level of control might not be normally


placed in the real world because it is usually done in a laboratory.
• Preset or fixed alternative answers may not necessarily reflect the
true answers of the participants
• Findings can be influenced by the researchers perspective since
most of the time, the participants are unknown to him.
I M P O RTA N C E I N
DIFFERENT FIELDS
• Educatio • Business
n
• Medical & • Science and
Health Allied Technology
ASSIGNMENT
Due Wednesday

• Classificatio
n of
Variables

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