adv. n disad. of quantitative research Flashcards

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the quantitative approach allows you to reach a higher sample size

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this method doesn’t consider the meaning behind social phenomena

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quantitative research doesn’t require direct observation to be useful

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4
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Quantitative research uses randomized sample

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5
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Quantitative research can focus on facts or a series of information

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Some efforts at randomization will not create usable information

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7
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Answer validity always creates a cloud of doubt about the final results.

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8
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The research performed with the quantitative approach is anonymous.

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9
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Every answer provided in this research method must stand on its own.

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10
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Quantitative research studies can be very expensive.

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11
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Results duplication is possible when using quantitative research.

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12
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Individual characteristics don’t always apply to the general population

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13
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Quantitative research sometimes creates unnatural environments

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14
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There is no access to specific feedback.

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15
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You can collect information quickly when using quantitative research.

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16
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an inquiry that the research attempts to answer

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research question

17
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usually, start with how, what, or why

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quantitative

18
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contain independent n independent variable

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quantitative

19
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usually start with what, how, or in what ways

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qualitative

20
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try to forecast an outcome

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predictive questions

21
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determine a rs between 2 variables or they compare 2 variables

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causal questions

22
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usually simple questions that ask about how much or how often

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descriptive questions