Quantitative tools gather numerical and statistical data using experiments‚ measurements‚ fixed-response questionnaires‚ test scoring‚ et cetera. The approach is underpinned by ’scientific ’ world views of cause and effect‚ belief in the objectivity of the researcher and the search for truth. Quantitative methods used in library assessment include web server statistics‚ electronic counters and surveys. These surveys are usually questionnaire-based and‚ at their best‚ are grounded in extensive and
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Quantitative research involves collecting numerical data though content analysis‚ performance tests‚ personality measures‚ questionnaires‚ etc. Quantitative research allows for experimental and non-experimental research. Experimental research tests cause and effect‚ while non-experimental research‚ such as‚ correlation research‚ relates variables‚ and survey research describes trends. There are three basic types of quantitative research questions: descriptive research questions‚ correlational research
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO SOCIAL RESEARCH Christina Hughes C.L.Hughes@warwick.ac.uk There has been widespread debate in recent years within many of the social sciences regarding the relative merits of quantitative and qualitative strategies for research. The positions taken by individual researchers vary considerably‚ from those who see the two strategies as entirely separate and based on alternative views of the world‚ to those who are happy to mix these strategies within
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Quantitative Article Review: An Investigation of the Effect of Class Size on Student Academic Achievement by Melvin V. Borland‚ Roy M. Howsen‚ and Michelle W. Trawick The following review is two-fold in its purpose. The first part includes a summary related to the purpose of the study‚ selection of participants‚ type of research design‚ method of data collection‚ type of statistical analysis used‚ and the results. The second part includes an analysis with suggestions for further research‚ discussion
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Qualitative and quantitative research are two types of research‚ each type is presented in a different way and depends on different gathered material. Qualitative research is the collection of information about things and objects. For instance interviews‚ pictures and items would be items collected during qualitative research. Quantitative research involves the collection and analysis of numerical information that has been researched and collected. This type of research is best at the onset of a
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Eynesbury: Quantitative Methods for Business 2011(3) Assignment 2: Due Monday 16th January 2012 at 5:00pm The assignments are to be submitted via the submission link on the Portal. Any submission handed to your teacher in paper form will not be accepted without prior written approval. E-mail versions of the assignment will not be accepted. Assignments submitted late‚ without an extension being granted‚ will attract a penalty of 10% per each working day or part thereof beyond the due
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going through a basic and advanced technology course‚ the teachers were sent a survey to analyze whether those teachers were integrating technology into teaching and learning. The research methodology used in this study were surveys analyzed in a quantitative design. More specifically‚ two survey instruments were introduced in the article‚ but only one was used. Both were designed by Mills and Tincher (2003). They describe the Technology Integration Standards Configuration matrix (TISC) as the first
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QUANTITATIVE METHODS- II Module I (6 Hours) Introduction to Operations Research. Definition‚ scope of Operations Research‚ characteristics‚ advantages and limitations. Quantitative approach to decision making‚ models & modeling in Operations Research. Module II (8 Hours) Linear programming‚ Structure of linear program model‚ Assumption‚ Advantages‚ Limitations‚ General mathematical model‚ Guidelines for formulation of linear programming model‚ Graphical method‚ algorithm (Only illustrative
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CHAPTER 4 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Learning Objectives for Chapter 4 Upon completion of this chapter‚ the reader should be able to: @ Understand the differences between quantitative and qualitative research‚ including: @ @ @ the differing assumptions underlying the two approaches; the methods typical of each approach; and Understand and discuss how these two approaches to research differentially influence the scientific questions asked‚ the methodologies employed
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Academic Note Quantitative measures of performance evaluation of salespersons Abstract Aim here is to understand the evaluation techniques used by the firms and understand the quantitative measures used for evaluation. An overview of the analysis is presented after reading various research papers which have been written on similar lines. One of the most important factors that a sales manager has to look after is the performance evaluation of the salesperson. The methodology adopted to evaluate
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