5 questions
Quantitative research is best describe as follows:
it highlights numerical analysis of data
it is concerned with numbers and its relationship with events
it is an objective, systematic and empirical investigation of observable phenomena through the use of computational techniques
all of these
Quantitative research is characterized by the following except one:
Clearly defined research questions
It has numerical data
it has structured research instrument
It is subjective in approach
Quantitative research can be replicated means:
other researchers can copy the data and results.
the methods of research can be repeated to verify the findings in another settings
researcher can reproduce the results and findings for dissemination
the research study is duplicated by students without permission of the author
these are strengths of quantitative research except one:
it is objective
it requires small number of sample
it is real and unbiased
it uses statistical analysis
Quantitative research has following disadvantages except one:
it is costly
constextual factors to help interpret the results are usually ignored
Limited population sample is required
sensitive information are difficult to gather using structured research instrument