Quantitative: Module 3 Flashcards
The most common purpose of quantitative research are ____ ____ ____ and ____.
…description, prediction, control, and explanation.
What are the 9 components of quantitative research?
What kind of questions seek to identify the relationship that exists between two or more variables?
descriptive
What kind of questions are used to predict future outcomes?
predictive
What kind of questions are used to find the cause of something?
causal
_____ is the process of drawing a sample from a population.
sampling
When all members of a population have an equal chance of being selected.
random sampling
What’s the most common type of data collection?
tests
What are the 2 classes of quantitative research methods?
experimental and non-experimental
What are the parts of a research report?
A _____ is a variable that varies in type or kind, generally relating to different groups.
categorical variable
A variable that varies in degree or amount.
quantitative variable
Non random samples are called ____.
biased
