Research Basics
The systematic process of inquiry involving data collection, documentation, and analysis.
What is research?
This advantage means data collected can be statistically analyzed, compared, and evaluated without bias.
What is objectivity and measurable results?
Quantitative research deals with this type of data.
What is numerical data?
In education, quantitative research is used to measure this.
What is student performance?
Quantitative research provides this type of evidence.
What is objective and measurable evidence?
The overall strategy for answering research questions using empirical data.
What is a research design?
Large samples in quantitative research make it possible to apply findings to this.
What is the general population?
Instead of asking “why,” quantitative research asks these types of questions.
What are “how much” or “how often”?
In healthcare, it is used to track this.
What are patient outcomes?
Unlike anecdotal info, quantitative data helps identify these.
What are patterns?
One main feature of research that ensures findings are not based on personal opinions.
What is logic and evidence?
Because of its structured and standardized approach, quantitative research allows this, boosting confidence in results.
What is replicability?
A common tool used in quantitative research to collect data.
What is a survey (or experiment/statistical tool)?
Businesses use quantitative research to forecast these.
What are market trends?
One benefit of using statistical analysis in quantitative research.
What is ensuring reliability of findings?
This type of research is grounded in verifiable facts, not casual observation.
What is systematic research?
One advantage of quantitative research is that it allows researchers to collect a lot of data from many people in this way.
What is efficient data collection?
A strength of quantitative research is that its findings can often be this.
What is generalized to larger populations?
In social sciences, quantitative research can study patterns such as this.
What is income inequality or voting behavior?
Quantitative research helps predict these with confidence.
What are outcomes?
Two main purposes of research.
What are expanding knowledge and solving problems?
Quantitative research is especially useful for this, as it can identify cause-and-effect links between variables.
What is analyzing proposed ideas (hypothesis testing)?
A characteristic or condition that can change and be measured.
What is a variable?
One advantage of quantitative research findings is that they can usually be this.
What is generalized to larger populations?
The ultimate importance of quantitative research is that it transforms raw information into this.
What is actionable knowledge?