Quantitative Research is the collection & analysis of numerical data to describe, explain, predict, or control phenomena of interest.

1. CHARACTERISTICS
OF QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
RESEARCH METHODS
6 STEPS
STEP #1
Description & explanation-oriented
IDENTIFYING A RESEARCH PROBLEM
STEP #2
it has a major role
It a justification for the research problem &
specification for the need for the study
REVIEWING THE LITERATURE
STEP #3
It has to be specific & narrow
it has to be measurable & observable data
SELECTING PARTICIPANTS/SAMPLE
STEP #4
There has to be pre-determined instruments
The data is numeric (numbered) data
There are large number of individuals
COLLECTING DATA
STEP #5
It is a statistical analysis
Analysis has to describe the trends, compare groups or
relationships among variables
Analysis should compare the results with predictions &
past studies
ANALYZING & INTERPRETING DATA
CREATED BY TARIQ AL-BASHA
STEP #6
It has to be standard & fixed
It has to be objective & unbiased
REPORTING & EVALUATING RESEARCH