DEFINITION, CHARACTERISTICS,

AND TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE

RESEARCH
Week 1 and 2
ANALYZE THE TABLES
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 TYPES OF RESEARCH

• Quantitative research is the process of

collecting and analyzing numerical data.
• Qualitative research involves collecting and
analyzing nonnumerical data.
 TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Descriptive Research is designed to give answers to
questions of who, what, where and how which are
linked with a research problem. It does not answer the
question why because it does not seek to explain why
certain things happen. It is used only to describe what
exists and to gather information about the status of a
certain phenomenon.
 TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Survey Research is the most fundamental tool for all
quantitative research methodologies and studies.
Surveys are used to ask questions to a sample of
respondents, using various types such as online polls,
online surveys, paper questionnaires and web intercept
surveys. It can be conducted by asking multiple survey
questions and collect data to produce numerical results.
 TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Correlation Research is conducted to establish a relationship between
two closely knit entities and how one impacts the other and what are the
changes that are eventually observed. This research method is carried
out to give value to naturally occurring relationships, and a minimum of
two different groups are required to conduct this quantitative research
method successfully. Patterns, relationships, and trends between
variables are concluded. The impact of one of these variables on the
other is observed along with how it changes the relationship between the
two variables.
 TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Causal-Comparative Research mainly depends on the
factor of comparison. Also called the quasi-experimental
research. It is used by researchers to conclude cause-
effect equation between two or more variables, where
one variable is dependent on the other independent
variable. The independent variable is established but not
manipulated, and its impact on the dependent variable is
observed.
 TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
• Experimental Research also known as true
experimentation is reliant on a theory. Experimental
research, as the name suggests, is usually based on one
or more theories. This theory has not been proven in the
past and is merely a supposition. In this research, an
analysis is done around proving or disproving the
statement
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• 1. Large sample size. To obtain more meaningful statistical
result, the data must come from a large sample size.
• 2. Objective. Data gathering and analysis of results are done
accurately, objectively, and are unaffected by the researcher’s
intuition and personal guesses.
• 3. Visual result presentation. Data is numerical, which makes
presentation through graphs, charts, and tables possible and for
better conveyance and interpretation.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• 4. Faster data analysis. The use of statistical tools give way for
a less time-consuming data analysis.
• 5. Generalized data. Data taken from a sample can be applied
to the population if sampling is done accordingly, i.e.,
sufficient size and random samples are taken into
consideration.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• 6. Fast data collection. Depending on the type of data needed,
collection can be quick and easy. Quantitative research uses
standardized research instruments that allow the researcher to
collect data from a large sample size efficiently. For instance, a
single survey form can be administered simultaneously to
collect various measurable characteristics like age, gender,
socio-economic status, etc.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
• 7. Reliable data. Data is taken and analyzed objectively from a
sample as a representative of the population, making it more
credible and reliable for policy and decision making.
• 8. Replication. The quantitative method can be repeated to
verify findings enhancing its validity – free from false or
immature conclusions.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Directions: Identify if statements describe
QUANTITATIVE research or NOT
• 1. Emphasizes on the study of phenomena from the
perspective of those who experience it.
• 2. Interested on the causes of the phenomenon.
• 3. Most cases cannot be generalized.
• 4. Attempts to remain independent or detached from the
phenomena that one studies.
• 5. Uses interpretive frameworks.
Directions: Identify if statements describe
QUANTITATIVE research or NOT
• 6. Concerned about findings that can be generalized.
• 7. Applies the deductive process.
• 8. Applies the inductive process.
• 9. Concerned about in-depth understanding of the
situation.
• 10. Concerned about figures.
Directions: Based on the defining features of the types of quantitative
research, classify the following sample research questions below as to its
type.

• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
1. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL
CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
2. THE EFFECT OF COUNSELLING AND MEDICAL
TREATMENT ON ALCOHOLISM

• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTRANCE
EXAM RESULTS AND ATTENDANCE IN REVIEW
CENTERS
• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
4. THE EFFECT OF STUDYING IN CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS ON THE MORAL VALUE SYSTEM OF ITS
GRADUATES
• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
5. THE EFFECT OF STRICT MATH TEACHER ON
THE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND ATTENDANCE

• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
6. A DESCRIPTION SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT CELEBRATES THEIR BIRTHDAYS

• Causal-Comparative Research
• Experimental Research
• Correlational Research
• Descriptive Research
 ASSESSMENT

Prepare ¼ sheet of paper.

¼ ma’am?
Yes,1/4.