Basic Inquiry of Quantitative Research

Dr. R. Ouyang

I. Quantitative vs. Qualitative

II. Types of quantitative approaches

a. Descriptive

b. Correlational

c. Cause-comparative

d. Experimental

III. Basic concepts of quantitative research

a. Introduction

i. Defining a problem

ii. Literature review

iii. Hypotheses

b. Method

i. Population and subjects

ii. Instruments

iii. Design and procedures

c. Results

Data and statistics

1. Descriptive statistics

a. Types of descriptive statistics

b. Types of measurement scales

c. Calculation for interval data

2. Inferential statistics

a. Level of significance

b. Tests of significance

c. t test for independent variables

d. t test for dependent variables

e. ANOVA

d. Discussion

Interpretation of results

e. Conclusion and recommendation

IV. Sample of quantitative research

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Reference:

Gay, L. R. (1996). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and application. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.