Capstone Project Checkpoint
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Doing Quantitative Research
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1.Doing Quantitative Research 2.Doing Qualitative Research 3.Other Methods More information Statistical analysis using SPSS (From UCLA) Statistic glossary (From University of Reading) |
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The researcher will start a study to design a research process, collect numerical data, and analyze it primarily by statistical methods. A typical example is surveying research using a questionnaire and analyzing the data by some statistical software such as SPSS. The strength of quantitative inquiry is that it is “systematic, rigorous, focused, and tightly controlled, involving precise measurement and producing reliable and replicable data that is generalizable to other contexts (Dörnyei, 2007: 34). However, the methods are “not sensitive in uncovering the reasons for particular observations or the dynamics underlying the examined situation or phenomenon” (Dörnyei, 2007:.35).
Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Emeraldgrouppublishing.com. (2015). Research methods and methodology. Retrieved 31 August 2015, from http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/research/guides/methods/index.htm |
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