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Week-2 Quantitative Research

The document outlines the fundamentals of research, emphasizing its systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control phenomena. It distinguishes between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research methods, as well as qualitative and quantitative approaches, highlighting the importance of variables in quantitative research. Additionally, it explains the types of variables, including independent and dependent variables, and discusses levels of measurement in scientific research.

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Week-2 Quantitative Research

The document outlines the fundamentals of research, emphasizing its systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control phenomena. It distinguishes between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research methods, as well as qualitative and quantitative approaches, highlighting the importance of variables in quantitative research. Additionally, it explains the types of variables, including independent and dependent variables, and discusses levels of measurement in scientific research.

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PRACTICAL

RESEARCH 2
Quantitative Approach
WHAT IS
RESEARCH?
Why do we need this?
What is its importance?
RESEARCH
“research is a systematic inquiry to
describe, explain, predict, and control
the observed phenomenon. It involves
inductive and deductive methods.”

-Earl Robert Babbie


PURPOSE OF
RESEARCH
EXPLORATORY DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATORY

Exploratory research is defined as a Descriptive research is a research Explanatory research is a method


research used to investigate a problem method describing the characteristics of developed to investigate a phenomenon
which is not clearly defined. It is the population or phenomenon studied. that has not been studied or explained
conducted to have a better properly.
understandingasdasdasd
of the existing research
problem, but will not provide conclusive focuses more on the “what” of the Explanatory research is responsible for
results. research subject than the “why” of the finding the “why” of the events by
used to answer questions like “what”, research subject. establishing cause-effect relationships.
“why” and “how”.
Qualitative Quantitative
Qualitative research is a method
Quantitative methods deal with
that collects data using
numbers and measurable
conversational methods, usually
forms. It uses a systematic way

RESEARCH
open-ended questions. The
of investigating events or data.
responses collected are
It answers questions to justify
essentially non-numerical. This
method helps a researcher
understand what participants
METHODS relationships with measurable
variables to either explain,
think and why they think in a predict, or control a
particular way. phenomenon.
VARIABLES IN
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
WHAT IS VARIABLE?
In Quantitative study, what
are being studied are usually
measurable data, how one
variable will affect another.
VARIABLES!
Are anything that varies. They
are anything that takes on
different values, typically
numerical values. Everything
around you can be a variable in
research.
TYPES OF VARIABLES
Independent Variable (commonly
known as the X variable)

Presume Cause
Can be manipulated by the
researcher
Stable and unaffected by
other variable
Dependent Variable (commonly known
as the Y variable)

Presume Effect
This variable assumes the change
brought about by the other
variable (IV)
Variable that is being measured
by the researcher
EXAMPLE
1. Increased levels of stress will lead to
decreased levels of health

2. In a study to determine whether how long a


students sleeps affects test scores
EXAMPLE
3. What is the effect of fast food on blood
pressure?

4. What is the effect of caffeine on sleep?


EXAMPLE
5. Plants grow faster in warmer temperatures.

6. To what extent does traffic affect a


person's mood?
EXAMPLE
7. How do historical events influence national
identity?

8. Your test score affects how long you sleep.


EXAMPLE
9. How does social media influence cultural
awareness?

10. What is the effect of gender bias in the


workplace on job satisfaction?
EXAMPLE
If I release 10 spiders into a room and measure
how long it takes people to get out of the room,
what are the independent and dependent
variable?
LEVELS OF
MEASUREMENTS
1 Levels of measurement, also called scales
of measurement, tell you how precisely
variables are recorded. In scientific
research, a variable is anything that can
take on different values across your
data set (e.g., height or test scores).
Answer: Nominal
Answer: Ratio
Answer: Interval
Answer: Ordinal
SEATWORK
Grab a pen and a 1/4 piece of paper.

Please answer the following


questions about the topic we
discussed.

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