Quantitative+Research


 *  **Background** - In Social Science [[image:researchmeth/quant_1.gif width="319" height="288" align="right"]]


 *  **Objectives** - Develop & employ mathematical models, theories and/or hypotheses pertaining to phenomena

 - Systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques,  - Researchers have little interaction with the research targets
 * ** Definition **

 - T he results applicable to particular cases studied.


 *  [[image:researchmeth/quant_2.jpg width="346" height="213" align="left"]] **Focus** - Collection & analysis of numerical data & statistics.


 *  **Feature**- Measurable


 *  **Methods**- Content Analysis


 *  **Categories of Statistics in Research**- Descriptive statistics & Inferential statistics




 * **Process of conducting Quantitative Research**


 * **Other Key Concepts**

 **Sampling theory Probability theory Normal distribution**

 **Cause and effect Excluded middle**