Quantitative research uses statistical and mathematical techniques to systematically investigate observable phenomena in natural and social sciences. The document discusses how quantitative research has contributed across various fields like anthropology, communication, medicine, behavioral science, education/psychology, and social science. Quantitative research in these fields has provided discoveries about human behavior and evolution, allowed generalization of communication phenomena to larger populations, enhanced medical education, furthered understanding of human relations and behavior, and informed educational principles through studies like those conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

1. IMPORTANCE OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
ACROSS FIELDS
LESSON 2

2. RATIONALE
People do research to find solutions, even tentative ones to
problems, in order to improve or enhance ways of doing
things, to disprove or provide a new hypothesis or simply to
find answers to questions or solutions in daily life.
In natural and social sciences, quantitative research is the
systematic, empirical investigation of observable
phenomena via statistical and mathematical techniques.

3. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
A. Quantitative Research and Anthropology
> Many discoveries in this field like human behavior in the
society, racial conflicts and human evolution have given
enormous contributions to the improvement of human life.

4. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
B. Quantitative Research and Communication
> Researchers are often interested in how an understanding
of a particular communication phenomena might be
generalized to a larger population.
Example: What communicative behaviors are used to
respond to co-workers displaying emotional stress?

5. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
C. Quantitative Research and Medicine
> This tends to be predominantly observational research
based on surveys or correlational studies.
> Experimental research designs may enhance the quality of
medical education.

6. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
D. Quantitative Research and Behavioral Science
> the output of this research focuses on how human
behavior relates with another people and also the individual
differences that may affect human relations.

7. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
E. Quantitative Research in Educational and Psychology
> Many educational principles in understanding human
behavior are the offshoot of this research.

8. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS
FIELDS
F. Quantitative Research and Social Science
> The method employed in this type of quantitative social
research are mostly typically the survey and the experiment.
Example: the study of DSWD regarding 4P’s