Nature of Research

1) Which statement BEST describes quantitative research?

• A. It is an activity of proving or creating a theory.

• A. It is an activity focused with finding new truths in the sciences.

• It is an exploration associated with libraries, books and journals.

• A. It is an organized way of making generalizations from numerical data.

2) A characteristic of quantitative research that seeks accurate measurement and analysis of target factors.

• A. Future Outcomes

• B. Numerical Data

• C. Objective

• D. Replication

3) What kind of research uses the scientific method to establish a cause-effect relationship among a group of variables?

• Correlational

• Descriptive

• Evaluation

• Experimental