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Quantitative Research: Experimental
Research
Experimental Research study variables that the
characteristics taking on different values across
people or things.
It involves a study of the effect of the systemic
manipulation of one variable (s) on another
variable.
The manipulated variable is called experimental
treatment or the independent variable.
The observed and measured variable is called
dependent variable.
Cont.
In experiment, the researcher seeks to control all
other variables that might influence the dependent
variable.
To have true experiment, the researcher must use a
random process to assign available subjects to
experimental treatments.
If the researcher cannot randomly assign subjects to
experimental treatment of study and he/she use
already assembled group such as classes, the
research is called quasi-experimental.
Non Experimental Research
The researcher identifies variables and may look
for relationships among them but does not
manipulate the variables.
Ex post facto research is similar to an experiment,
except the researcher does not manipulate the
independent variable, which has occured in the
natural course events.
The researcher simply compares groups differing on
the preexisting independent variable to determine
any relationship to the dependent variable.
Cont.
Correlational research gathers data from individuals on
two or more variables and then seeks to determine if
the variables are related/correlated.
Correlation means the extent to which the two variables
vary directly (positive correlation) or inversely (negative
correlation).
For example: The relationship between the quality of
writing samples produced by incoming college freshmen
and their academic performance during the freshmen
year.
Cont.