Strengths and Weakness of Quantitative Research Flashcards
What are the Strengths of Quantitative Research?
- It is objective
-it uses statistical techniques
-It is real and unbiased
-Quick analysis of data
-It is replicable
What are the Weakness of Quantitative Research?
-Requires a large number of respondents
-It is costly
-Information it limited and restricted
-Some information can be difficult to gather using structured research instruments
-Data from respondents may be incomplete or inaccurate.
It is objective
The large number of the sample of the population makes results or generalizations more reliable and valid.
It uses statistical techniques
Quantitative research facilitates sophisticated analysis and allows you to comprehend a huge amount of vital characteristics of data.
It is real and unbiased
if the research is properly designed it filters out external factors, and so can be seen as real and unbiased
Quick analysis of data
By employing statistically valid random models, findings can be generalized to the population about which information is necessary.
It is replicable
Standardized approaches allow the study to be replicated in different areas or over time with the formulation of comparable findings
Requires a large number of respondents
It is assumed that the larger the sample is, the more statistically accurate the findings are.
It is costly
Since there are more respondents compared to qualitative research, the expenses will be greater in reaching out to these people and in reproducing questionnaires.
Information it limited and restricted.
it does not consider the distinct capacity of the respondents to share and elaborate further information, unlike qualitative research.
Some information can be difficult to gather using structured research instruments
Sensitive issues like premarital sex, and domestic violence, among others, are difficult to obtain.
Data from respondents may be incomplete or inaccurate.
Researchers must be on the lookout for respondents who are just guessing in answering the instruments.