INTRODUCTION
NATURE AND INQUIRY OF RESEARCH
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quantitative research is ‘Explaining phenomena by collecting numerical data that are analysed using mathematically based methods (in particular statistics). ‘ It is numerical, non-descriptive, applies statistics or mathematics and uses numbers. It is an iterative process whereby evidence is evaluated.
Detailed explanation-2: -Quantitative research relies on the collection and analysis of numerical data to describe, explain, predict, or control variables and phenomena of interest (Gay, Mills, & Airasian, 2009).
Detailed explanation-3: -(iii) Quantitative v/s Qualitative: Quantitative research is based on the measurement of quantity or amount. It is applicable to phenomena that can be expressed in terms of quantity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Quantitative research focuses on gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a particular phenomenon.