quantitative research
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantitativeandresearch
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quantitative
adjective
uk/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tə.tɪv/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.teɪ.t̬ɪv/
relating to numbers ...
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research
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
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The postmodern position is the one paradigm of qualitative methodology that is intrinsically incommensurable withquantitativeresearchparadigms.
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Muchquantitativeresearchis descriptive and seeks empirical generalisation and is therefore inductive.
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Clearly, this offers the possibility of rapid, reliable coding with vast savings in cost and a consequent extension ofquantitativeresearch.
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Effect size is a term used inquantitativeresearchto indicate the magnitude of an intervention effect.
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The finding may not mean what it seems to mean, but again brings out the complications involved inquantitativeresearchon this subject.
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Quantitativeresearchcan too easily become its own end, but in this case it has been thickened with enough observation to round out the picture.
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Are findings fromquantitativeresearchused to "test" qualitative findings?
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It is a significant departure from previously reportedquantitativeresearchperspectives.
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Quantitativeresearchis strongly tied to the search for findings of causality.
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Second, it eschews thequantitativeresearchorientation of positive accounting studies, even though such studies have a certain debunking mission of their own.
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Constraining factors: the qualitative studies detailed the material disadvantages summarised in the wider seam ofquantitativeresearchon youth transitions.
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Appraising research in second language learning: a practical approach to critical analysis ofquantitativeresearch.
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Judgements about generalizability of research results are sometimes based on results obtained from the use of inferential statistics or tests of significance inquantitativeresearch.
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Factors influencing the outcome of psychotherapy : a review ofquantitativeresearch.
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Australianquantitativeresearchhas also shown that older and younger workers are often perceived as having different attributes linked to age.
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The book underutilisesquantitativeresearch, showing a preference for qualitative approaches.
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He argued that while the first one may be applicable only toquantitativeresearch, the other two can apply to qualitative research.
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The variables were examined using classicquantitativeresearchtechniques and dependent measures such as time of voice onset and reading aloud.
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Both qualitative andquantitativeresearch, and evaluation play a crucial role in improving quality and accountability in primary health care.
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With these qualifications in mind, the focus of qualitative research, more than that ofquantitativeresearch, can therefore be on understanding members' meanings and practice.
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