One of my presentations in my Research in Daily Life 2 Subject.

2. TOPIC:
CHARACTERISTICS,
STRENGTHS,
WEAKNESSES, &
KINDS OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
GEORGE S. PELIGRO
T-II
PRACTICAL
RESEARCH
2

3. PRE-TEST
Directions: Choose the letter
of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

4. 1. Which of the
following BEST
defines quantitative
research?

5. A. It is an activity of producing or proving a
theorem.
B. It is an activity concerned with finding new
truth in education.
C. It is an exploration associated with
libraries, books and journals.
D. It is a systematic process obtaining
numerical information about the world.

6. 2. Which of the
following is NOT a
characteristic of
quantitative research?

7. A. Data are gathered before proposing a conclusion or
solution to a problem.
B. Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized data
collection in order to show trends, relationship or
differences among variables.
C. It seeks to gather a more comprehensive understanding
of activities related to human behavior and the attributes
that rule such behavior.
D. Method can be repeated to verify findings in another
setting, thus, strengthen and reinforcing validity of
findings eliminating the possibility of spurious
conclusions

8. 3. Which of the
following describes the
characteristics of
research where data are
in a form of statistics?

9. A. Objective C. Numerical Data
B. Replication D. Large Sample Size
◦

10. 4. This characteristic of
quantitative research
which refers to its
necessity to arrive at a
more reliable data
analysis.

11. A. Objective C. Numerical Data
B. Replication D. Large Sample Size
◦

12. 5. The researchers know in
advance what they are looking for.
The research questions are well-
defined for which the objective
answers are sought. All aspects of
the study are carefully designed
before data are gathered.

13. A. Numerical Data
B. Future Outcomes
C. Structured Research Instruments
D. Clearly Defined Research Questions
◦

14. Answers
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. D

15. What is
quantitative
research?

16. What is quantitative research?
According to International Market Research
(2018), Quantitative research is a
structured way of collecting and analyzing
data obtained from different sources.

17. What is quantitative research?
Quantitative research involves the
use of computational, statistical, and
and mathematical tools to derive
results.

18. What is quantitative research?
It is conclusive in its purpose as it tries
to quantify the problem and
understand how prevalent it is by
looking for projectable results to a
larger population.

19. What is quantitative research?
The data collection tools for a quantitative
research are surveys and experiments.
Experiments can provide specific results
regarding the cause-and-effect relationship of
several independent or interdependent
related to a particular problem.

20. What are the
characteristics of
quantitative research?

21. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
* The data is usually
gathered using structured
research instruments.

22. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*The results are based on
larger sample sizes that are
representative of the
population.

23. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*The research study can
usually be replicated or
repeated, given its high
reliability.

24. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*Researcher has a clearly
defined research question to
which objective answers are
sought.

25. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*All aspects of the study are
carefully designed before
data is collected.

26. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*Data are in the form of numbers
and statistics, often arranged in
tables, charts, figures, or other
non-textual forms.

27. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*Results can be used to generalize
concepts more widely, predict
future results, or investigate
causal relationships.

28. What are the characteristics of
quantitative research?
*Researcher uses tools, such as
questionnaires or computer
software, to collect numerical
data (Babbie, 2011).

29. QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE

30. Process of inquiry
and investigation
Start with problem, & end
with a new problem
Use inductive &
deductive method in
presenting data
New theory
based on the
new data
Uses pictures, words,
sentences, paragraphs,
narrations, short stories
Test hypothesis
or theory
Uses, numbers, scales,
hypotheses, calculations,
& statistics tools
Standardized/
structured

31. Use textual forms in analyzing
and interpreting a data
Small Judgement &
Sampling
Structured or semi-
structured (flexible
process)
Open-ended questions Subjective
Cultivates understanding
with high validity
Large sample
representative
Closed – ended
questions
Objective
Endorses development, &
its high output replicability

32. QUALITATIVE
New theory based on the
new data
Uses pictures, words,
sentences, paragraphs,
narrations, short stories
Small Judgement &
Sampling
Structured or semi-
structured (flexible process)
Open-ended questions
Subjective
Cultivates understanding
with high validity

33. QUANTITATIVE
Test hypothesis or theory
Uses, numbers, scales,
hypotheses, calculations, &
statistics tools
Large sample representative
Standardized/ structured
Closed – ended questions
Objective
Endorses development, & its
high output replicability

34. QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE
Process of inquiry and
investigation
Start with problem, & end
with a new problem
Use textual forms in
analyzing and interpreting a
data
Use inductive & deductive
method in presenting data

35. QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE
Process of inquiry and
investigation
Start with problem, & end
with a new problem
Use textual forms in analyzing
and interpreting a data
Use inductive & deductive
method in presenting data
New theory based on the
new data
Uses pictures, words,
sentences, paragraphs,
narrations, short stories
Small Judgement &
Sampling
Structured or semi-
structured (flexible
process)
Open-ended questions
Subjective
Cultivates
understanding with high
validity
Test hypothesis or theory
Uses, numbers, scales,
hypotheses, calculations,
& statistics tools
Large sample
representative
Standardized/
structured
Closed – ended questions
Objective
Endorses development,
& its high output
replicability

36. What are the
strengths of
quantitative research?

37. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Testing and validating already
constructed theories about how
why phenomena occur.

38. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Testing hypotheses that are
before the data are collected.

39. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Can generalize research findings
the data are based on random samples
sufficient size.

40. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Can generalize a research finding
it has been replicated on many
populations and subpopulations.

41. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Useful for obtaining data that
quantitative predictions to be

42. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*The researcher may construct a situation
that eliminates the confounding influence
many variables, allowing one to more
credibly establish cause-and-effect
relationships.

43. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Data collection using some
quantitative methods is
quick (e.g., telephone

44. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Provides precise,
numerical data

45. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Data analysis is relatively
time-consuming (using
statistical software).

46. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*The research results are
relatively independent of the
researcher (e.g. statistical
significance).

47. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*It may have higher credibility
with many people in power (e.g.
administrators, politicians,
who fund programs)

48. What are the strengths of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*It is useful for studying large
numbers of people.

49. What are the
weaknesses of
quantitative research?

50. What are the weaknesses of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*The researcher’s categories
are used might not reflect local
constituencies’ understandings

51. What are the weaknesses of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*The researcher’s theories that
are used might not reflect local
constituencies’ understandings.

52. What are the weaknesses of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*The researcher might miss out on
phenomena occurring because of the focus
on theory or hypothesis testing rather
on theory or hypothesis generation (called
the confirmation bias).

53. What are the weaknesses of
quantitative research?
Creswell (2013)
*Knowledge produced might be too
abstract and general for direct
application to specific local situations,
contexts, and individuals.

54. What are the kinds of
quantitative research?

55. QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH TRUE
EXPERIMENTAL
QUASI
EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL
NON - EXPERIMENTAL
PRE
EXPERIMENTAL
DESCRIPTIVE CORRELATIONAL
CAUSAL
COMPARATIVE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIVE

56. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH TRUE EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL
*The sample groups must be assigned randomly.
*There must be a viable control group.
*Only one variable can be manipulated and tested. It
is possible to test more than one, but such
experiments and their statistical analysis tend to be
cumbersome and difficult.
*The tested subjects must be randomly assigned to
either control or experimental groups.

57. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH QUASI EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL
*Constructions that already exist in the real world.
*Categories fall short in some way of the criteria for
the true experimental group.
*Have some sort of control and experimental group,
but these groups are not necessarily randomly
selected.

58. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH PRE-EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL
*Employ a single group that receives the "treatment,"
and there is no control group. Pilot studies, one-shot
case studies, and most research using only one group,
fall into this category.

59. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH DESCRIPTIVE
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
*Systematic gathering of information from
respondents for the purpose of understanding and/or
predicting some aspects of the behavior of the
population of interest.
*Concerned with sampling, questionnaire design,
questionnaire administration and data analysis.

60. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH CORRELATIONAL
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
*Correlational study is a quantitative kind of research
in which there are two (2) or more quantitative
variables from the same group of subjects. It
determines if there is a relationship (or correlation)
between the two (2) variables (a similarity between
them, not a difference between their means).

61. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH CAUSAL COMPARATIVE
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
It is also known as “ex post facto” research. The basic
causal-comparative approach involves starting with an
effect and seeking possible causes (It starts with cause
and investigates its effects on some variable).

62. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH COMPARATIVE
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
It examines the patterns of similarities and differences
across a moderate number of cases. The typical
comparative study has anywhere from a handful to
fifty or more cases.

63. KIND
OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH EVALUATIVE
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
A type of study that uses standard social research
methods for evaluative purposes, as a specific
research methodology, and as an assessment process
that employs special techniques unique to the
evaluation of social programs.

64. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
1. The sample groups must be
assigned randomly in true
experimental research.

65. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
2. Correlational study describes
the relationship between two
variables.

66. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
3. Comparative design examines patterns of
similarities and differences across a
moderate number of cases. The typical
comparative study has anywhere from a
handful to fifty or more cases.

67. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
4. Quantitative research is a
structured way of collecting and
analyzing data obtained from
different sources.

68. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
5. Survey results are based on
larger sample sizes that are
representatives of the
population.

69. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
6. Quantitative research is a
burden to the students as well
as to the society.

70. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
7. The main purpose of
quantitative research is to solve
the corruption problem in the
Philippines.

71. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
8. People can improve
themselves through
quantitative research.

72. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
9. One of the characteristics of
quantitative research is to avoid
poverty in the community.

73. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if otherwise.
10. The results of the quantitative
study CANNOT be used to generalize
concepts more widely, predict future
results, or investigate causal
relationships.

74. Answer
1. T 6. F
2. T 7. F
3. T 8. T
4. T 9. F
5. T 10. F