Practical Research 1

Lecture 9

Hannah C. Valencia
Definition of Quantitative Research
• A research that deals with numerical forms,
objective thinking, statistical methods and
measurement signal to answer scientific
problems.

• A way of making any phenomenon or any

sensory experience clearer or more meaningful
by gathering and examining facts and
information appealing to senses.
 Characteristic of Quantitative Research
• Objectiveness
▫ Only real or factual (not the emotional or
cognitive) existence of the object matters greatly.
▫ Analogous to scientific way of thinking

Identifying Making theories Testing of Analyzing Reporting

problem and hypothesis hypothesis & inferring of results
 Types of Quantitative Research

Experimental Non experimental

• True experimental • Survey

• Quasi – experimental • Historical
• Matched comparative • Observational
group • Correlational
• Time series • Descriptive
• Counter balanced • Comparative research
quasi experimental
• Single subject
• Pre - experimental
 Importance of Qualitative Research
• Obtain objective understanding of people,
things, places or events
• Uses statistics to generalize a result
• Often reduces and restructures a complex
problem to a limited number of variables
• Looks at relationships between variables and can
establish cause and effect in highly controlled
circumstances
• Tests theories or hypotheses
• Assumes sample is representative of the
population
Quantitative vs Qualitative Research
Standards Qualitative Quantitative
Mental survey of Results from social Exists in a physical
reality interactions world
Cause and effect Explained by people’s Revealed by automatic
relationship objective desires descriptions of
circumstances or
conditions
Researcher’s Subjective Objective
involvement with the Personally engaged Least involvement by
subject or object of the the researcher
study
Expression of data, Verbal language Numericals
data analysis and (words, visuals, Statistics
findings objects)
Research plan Takes place as the Plans all research
research proceeds aspects before
gradually collecting the data
Quantitative vs Qualitative Research
Standards Qualitative Quantitative
Behavior towards Desires to preserve the Control or
research natural setting of manipulation of the
aspects/conditions research features research conditions
Obtaining of Multiple methods Scientific method
knowledge
Purpose Makes social intentions Evaluates objectively
understandable and examines cause-
effect relationship
Data analysis Thematic codal ways Mathematically based
technique Competence-based methods
Style of expression Personal Impersonal
Lacks formality Scientific or systematic
Sampling technique More inclined to Random sampling
purposive sampling
Activity # 1. Identify the correct words
to complete the sentence.
1. People are inclined to do quantitative research
to discover truth in a ___________.
A. an exact manner C. an indirect way
B. a careful way D. a personal way

2. Some think that quantitative research is

complex because of its use of ____________.
A. Hypotheses C. Factual data
B. Numerical data D. Theories
Activity # 1. Identify the correct words
to complete the sentence.
3. Quantitative research is characterized by
A. Objectiveness C. Scientific method
B. Controlled condition D. All of the above

4. Quantitative research is worth pursuing because

A. It is more reliable and subjective.
B. It uses statistics to generalize a finding
C. The sample is not a representative of the
population.
D. It does not tests theories or hypothesis
Activity # 1. Identify the correct words
to complete the sentence.
5. A quantitative research presents research
findings in this manner.
A. Many prefer to study with textbooks.
B. Students find textbooks indispensable or
necessary.
C. Perhaps, 30% considers textbook unnecessary
in their studies.
D. Out of 100 college students, 90 find textbooks
beneficial to their studies.