- "Quantitative research is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data."
Explores the use of numerical data in research and includes topics such as statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and survey research techniques.
Introduction to Research Methods: An overview of research methods, including qualitative and quantitative methods, hypothesis development, research questions, and ethical considerations.
Measurement: Different types of measurement, including nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales, the concept of reliability, and validity in research.
Sampling: Various sampling methods, probability, and non-probability sampling techniques, sample size determination, and sampling errors.
Research Designs: Experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental research designs, the use of control groups, and randomization.
Data Collection Techniques: Data collection tools, observation, surveys, and their design, questionnaire construction, and administration.
Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing.
Statistical Software: The use of statistical software, including SPSS, STATA, and R, for data management, analysis, and visualization.
Writing and Presenting Research: How to organize and write research papers, academic writing styles, publishing research, and presenting findings.
Critiquing Research: Evaluating research articles, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of research, and developing a critical perspective.
Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research: Introduction to qualitative methods, data collection, analysis, and ethical considerations.
Case Studies: Single-subject and comparative case studies, advantages and limitations, and how to design and conduct a case study.
Survey Research: The use of surveys in public administration research, surveys’ design, and administration, and analysis of survey data.
Content Analysis: Understanding the concept of content analysis, collecting and preparing content for analysis, and analyzing content.
Ethics in Research: The ethical considerations and guidelines for research, including informed consent, confidentiality, and privacy.
Mixed-Methods Research: Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods, the advantages and limitations of using mixed-methods, and how to design mixed-methods research.
Survey Research: This research method is the most commonly used method in public administration research. It involves collecting data from a sample of individuals or organizations through structured questionnaires or interviews.
Experimental Research: This method involves interventions made in a controlled setting to observe the effects on a dependent variable.
Correlational Research: This type of research method focuses on exploring the relationship between two or more variables based on a correlation coefficient.
Comparative Research: This method involves comparing two or more groups or individuals to identify similarities or differences between them.
Statistical Analysis: This method involves the use of statistical tools to analyze numerical data to draw inferences and conclusions.
Historical Research: This method involves the study of past events to gain an understanding of current or future issues.
Case Study Research: This method involves the in-depth study of a particular situation or individual to draw insights and understand the context.
Content Analysis: This method involves analyzing the content of documents, articles, or media to gain insights into public administration issues.
Meta-Analysis: This research method involves synthesizing data from different studies to identify patterns and trends.
- "Quantitative research is formed from a deductive approach where emphasis is placed on the testing of theory."
- "Quantitative research is shaped by empiricist and positivist philosophies."
- "Associated with the natural, applied, formal, and social sciences, this research strategy promotes the objective empirical investigation of observable phenomena to test and understand relationships."
- "There are several situations where quantitative research may not be the most appropriate or effective method to use."
- "When exploring in-depth or complex topics." - "When studying subjective experiences and personal opinions." - "When conducting exploratory research." - "When studying sensitive or controversial topics."
- "The objective of quantitative research is to develop and employ mathematical models, theories, and hypotheses pertaining to phenomena."
- "The process of measurement is central to quantitative research because it provides the fundamental connection between empirical observation and mathematical expression of quantitative relationships."
- "Quantitative data is any data that is in numerical form such as statistics, percentages, etc."
- "Qualitative research, on the other hand, inquires deeply into specific experiences, with the intention of describing and exploring meaning through text, narrative, or visual-based data, by developing themes exclusive to that set of participants."
- "Quantitative research is widely used in psychology, economics, demography, sociology, marketing, community health, health & human development, gender studies, and political science."
- "Quantitative research is less frequently used in anthropology and history."
- "Research in mathematical sciences, such as physics, is also 'quantitative' by definition."
- "Quantitative methods can be used to verify which of such hypotheses are true."
- "A comprehensive analysis of 1274 articles published in the top two American sociology journals between 1935 and 2005 found that roughly two-thirds of these articles used quantitative method."