Practical Research 2

Which of the following BEST defines quantitative research?

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

• It is an activity concerned with finding new truth in education.

• It is a systematic process obtaining numerical information about the world.

• It is an activity of producing or proving a theorem.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research?

• Data are gathered before proposing a conclusion or solution to a problem.

• Quantitative methods can be repeated to verify findings in another setting, thus strengthen and reinforcing validity of findings eliminating the possibility of spurious conclusions.

• Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized data collection in order to show trends, relationships or differences among variables. In sum, the charts and tables allow you to see the evidence collected.

• It seeks to gather a more comprehensive understanding of activities related to human behavior and the attributes that rule such behavior.

Which is the most widely used branch of mathematics in quantitative research?

• Calculus

• Algebra

• Statistics

• Trigonometry

TRUE or FALSE

Personal bias can be avoided by keeping a distance from participating subjects and using accepted computational techniques is considered as a strength of quantitative research.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NEITHER

It is a software package used for logical batched and non-batched statistical analysis.

• SPSS

• SSS

• PSST

• DWSS

Which among statement below is considered as a weakness of Quantitative Research

• Allows greater objectivity and accuracy of results

• Allows for a broader study, involving a greater number of objects and enhancing the generalization of the results

• Results provide less detail on behavior, attitudes, and motivation

• Personal bias can be avoided

Which among the statement below is considered as a strength of Quantitative Research

• Results can be limited as they provide numerical descriptions rather than detailed narrative and generally provide less elaborate accounts human perception

• Results provide less detail on behavior, attitudes and motivation

• Preset answers will not necessarily reflect how people really feel about a subject

• Allows for a broader study, involving a greater number of objects and enhancing the generalization of the results

Importance of Qualitative Research

• Information is precise and reliable since it promotes collaboration of the researchers and others as well.

• It is useful in obtaining objective understanding of people, things, places and events in this world; meaning, attaching, accurate, or exact meanings to objects

• t unveil individual’s perception, feelings & attitudes about a certain topic.

• It involves a lot of researcher’s subjectivity in data analysis

TRUE or FALSE

In Quantitative Research, to obtain more meaningful statistical result, the data must come from a large sample size.

• FALSE

• TRUE

• NEITHER

TRUE or FALSE

In Quantitative Research, The use of a statistical tools provides time-consuming

data analysis.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NEITHER