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Understanding Data and Ways to Systematically Collect Data

LESSON: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN

Meaning of Quantitative Research Designs

When a man decides to build a house, does not he draw first the blue print
before he will start to do the work? Same with the conduct of research, the blueprint for
the collection, measurement, and data analysis is drawn as a pattern to follow.
Furthermore, research designs enable the researcher to obtain a more valid, objective,
reliable, and accurate answers to the research questions.

RESEARCH DESIGN
• the logical and coherent overall strategy that the researcher uses to integrate all
the components of the research study (Barrot, 2017, p 102)
• having an appropriate research design in quantitative research, the researcher
will have a clearer comprehension of what he is trying to analyze and interpret
• good research design ensures that the data you obtain will help you answer your
research question more effectively
• a structure of temporal-spatial arrangements within which the selected variables
are controlled, manipulated and measured.

TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN

Descriptive Research
 a design that is exploratory in nature
 its purpose is basically to answer questions such as who, what, where,
when, and how much
 is best used when the main objective of the study is just to observe
and report a certain phenomenon as it is happening

Correlational Research
 Its main goal is to determine if variable increases or decreases as
another variable increases or decreases
 It seeks to establish an association between variables
 has two major purposes:
1. to clarify the relationship between variables
2. predict the magnitude of the association

Ex Post Facto
 “that which is done afterwards”
 if the objective of the study is to measure a cause from a pre-existing
effects this design is more appropriate to use
 In this design, the researcher has no control over the variables in the
research study
 Its purpose is deriving data from things that are by nature taking place,
so as to obtain explanations about past events

Quasi-Experimental
 aims to measure the causal relationship between variables
 The partiality of quasi-experimental design comes from assigning
subjects, participants, or respondents into their groups
 The independent variable is not manipulated and control groups are
identified and exposed to the variable

Experimental Research
 is based on the scientific method called experiment with a procedure of
gathering data under a controlled or manipulated environment
 also known as true experimental design since it applies treatment and
manipulation more extensively compared to quasi-experimental design
 attempts to affect a certain variable by directly manipulating the
independent variable
 Random assignment of subjects or participants into treatment and
control group is done increasing the validity of the study

The last two types of quantitative research designs are identifiable for the existence of
treatment or intervention applied to the current research study.

Intervention or treatment
 pertains to controlling or manipulating the independent variable in an
experiment

Two groups of subjects:


Treatment group - the group subjected to treatment or intervention
Control group - group not subject to treatment or intervention

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