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1. Conducting a
Quantitative UK
Dissertation Research
Methodology – Step
By Step Guide
An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Tutors India
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2. Today's outline
Introduction
Understanding and Tackling a Quantitative
Research Method
Techniques for Data Collection
Key Difference between Qualitative and
Quantitative Approaches
Justification for Using Quantitative Method
Conclusion

3. Introduction
Amassing information, documenting facts and
attempting to find information in a rather unsystematic
manner could be wrongfully deemed as research.
On the contrary, research refers to an investigation that
is appropriately structured and revolves around a
phenomenon.
The investigation here would be carried out with a
particular reason which could be for verification of
facts, and reaching a rational conclusion.

4. While the sources for knowledge could be many, researchers in the social science domain depend
on procedures organized to confirm social facts and this type of an organized structure is usually
deemed as research methods (Mitra, 2021).
Discussions revolving around the choice of research method have been a concern that keeps
emerging, nonetheless, it is not restricted to the social science domain exclusively.
On the contrary, it can be witnessed across every academic domain.
Furthermore, this type of reemergence has been anticipated as a result of the importance associated
with the selection of a research methodology.

5. Graduation is a sign of graduation for
students who have studied at a university.
When pursuing a master’s course in UK universities, students are frequently required to write their
master’s dissertations and when there are dissertations, having knowledge about research
methodologies are imminent.
Research methodologies are mainly of three types and these include; qualitative, quantitative and
mixed methods (Pawar, 2021).
Taking it one step at a time, this piece provides information on developing your UK master’s
dissertation using a quantitative research methodology.

6. Understanding and
Tackling a
Quantitative
Research Method
Quantitative research is deemed as an
organized inquiry to examine a phenomenon
by collecting information in a numerical
format and executing a statistical,
mathematical or computational analysis
(Apuke, 2017).

7. Objectives within quantitative research need to be such that it can be measured or at least split
from variables and hypotheses.
Variables here refer to notions that would fluctuate and are known to assume various values.
However, hypotheses on the other hand are deemed as propositions of assumptions yet
warranting testing of the link between variables.
According to Igwenagu (2016), ex-post facto, experimental, survey and case study research are
some of the commonly used quantitative research approaches while developing a UK
dissertation.

9. Techniques for Data
Collection
Data collection in a quantitative research would hinge on probability sampling and the use of
structured tools to gather data, which is apt for diverse experience within categories of response
that are predefined.
Outcomes obtained through quantitative methods of data collection produce results which render it
easy to generalize, summarize and comparison (Eyisi, 2016).
Data for quantitative research is carried out using tools like survey questionnaires.

10. Key Difference between Qualitative
and Quantitative Approaches
In qualitative research, understanding and insights to a problem setting is provided and it usually
exploratory and unstructured in nature where in an investigation of a complex phenomenon is
carried out.
Qualitative methods are used when it is clear that the phenomenon cannot be elucidated with
quantitative methods (Cropley, 2021).
While quantitative research refers to a research type that relies on a natural science technique
which produces numerical data and hard facts. The key purpose of a quantitative research is to
establish a cause and effect relation among two variables using statistical, computational and
mathematical techniques (Synopsis, 2017).

11. Justification for Using Quantitative
Method
A research which is quantitative would be structured around a scientific technique.
After getting an understanding about the phenomenon under investigation, the researcher delves
into formulating hypotheses on which deductive reasoning is applied by predicting the manner in
which the data needs to appear in case the hypotheses are true, following data collection and its
analysis to reject or confirm the hypotheses.
Furthermore, the findings derived from quantitative research methods are such that it can be
generalized over a larger population This lends credibility to the research and is justification enough
to use quantitative methods in a dissertation.

12. Conclusion
Considering the rate at which researches are being executed within academic
realms and also in business sectors, choosing a particular method of research
would depend largely on several factors. However, it has been stated by that
the type of research problems hold the key in the choice of a research
methodology.
According to the tenets of quantitative research, there is a possibility that
researchers are drawn to select a particular research approach as one which
is most apt.
Nevertheless, what is important is that any and every method of research is
known to have its own set of strengths and weaknesses, and compatibility
along with other strategies.

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