Quanti Characteristics

Question 1

What is the nature of reality in quantitative research?

Answer 1

Reality is singular and objective. It is not relative.

Question 2

What is the relationship between researcher to the subjects in quantitative research? (epistomology - how one acquires knowledge)

Answer 2

Researchers should be independent from the subjects. Researcher should not be involved in forming a hypothesis/there should be no presumed bias. Researchers should be detached.

Question 3

What is the role of values in quantitative research?

Answer 3

Quantitative is value free and unbiased. It does not include the researcher’s own preference.

Question 4

What is the language of research in quantitative research?

Answer 4

This refers to how you report/share research results. It must be formal, impersonal, and uses terms that are highly quantitative.

Question 5

What is the process of quantitative research?

Answer 5

It is a deductive process. It is a static design, where variables are determined before starting data collection. Variables should be properly defined and should be measurable before starting.