METHODS OF RESEARCH
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
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objective
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costly
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replication
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structured research instruments
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Detailed explanation-1: -B. Being less expensive is not a strength of quantitative research.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research? Answer: It delivers an in-depth understanding of the problem or study.
Detailed explanation-3: -E. The goal is to test a hypothesis, it is not a characteristic of qualitative research. Qualitative research aims to describe the qualities of a phenomenon. This research does not usually test theories or hypotheses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, the Characteristics of quantitative research are identified variables are measured, questions are standardized and if the sample size is large, the findings can be easily generalized.
Detailed explanation-5: -Quantitative researchers generally have four main preoccupations: they want their research to be measurable, to focus on causation, to be generalisable, and to be replicable.