kinds of quantitative research Flashcards
the focus is in the description of the nature, characteristics, and components of the population or phenomenon
descriptive
deals with the systematic investigation of the nature of relationships or associations between or among the variables without studying the casual reasons behind them
correlational
aims to assess the effects, impacts, or outcomes of practices, policies, or programs
evaluation
involves selecting and studying samples chosen from a population and may be done through face-to-face, by phone, mail, and online
survey
involves discussion of the cause of the phenomenon and derives conclusions from observations and manifestations that already occurred in the past and are now compared to some dependent variables
casual-comparative research
involves the use of the scientific method to investigate the cause-and-effect relationship of the variables under controlled conditions.
experimental