Quantitative Research Aims and Methods

This chapter explains the processes of conducting a quantitative study from planning through collecting data. The chapter offers four types of questions addressed by quantitative researchers: how variables describe the concepts of interest; how variables relate to each other and can be used to predi...

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Published inUnderstanding Research in Early Childhood Education pp. 87 - 98
Main Authors Mueller, Jennifer J., File, Nancy, Stremmel, Andrew J., Iruka, Iheoma U., Whyte, Kristin L.
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LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2024
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Summary:This chapter explains the processes of conducting a quantitative study from planning through collecting data. The chapter offers four types of questions addressed by quantitative researchers: how variables describe the concepts of interest; how variables relate to each other and can be used to predict; how variables compare between/among groups; and how variables might cause change. Attention is given to the processes of enrolling participants in a study and how instruments are selected and used to measure variables. Finally, the standardization of how data are collected is discussed. The chapter closes with a set of questions that can be used to guide the evaluation of a quantitative study in the areas reviewed in this chapter.
ISBN:1032394900
9781032407272
9781032394909
1032407271
DOI:10.4324/9781003354499-9