Quantitative Data Collection

How many types of quantitative data collection are there?

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Quantitative data is...

• A formal, objective and systematic process in which numerical data is used to obtain information

• Subjective data which is non-numerical, usually feelings, opinions, emotions. It aims to explain why rather than what.

What is a research design?

There are three types of quantitative research design...

• Longitudinal design

• Ecological validity design

• Cross sectional or survey-based

• Laboratory based design

• Experimental research design

In an Experimental Research Design, the independent variable directly affects the dependent variable…

• True

• False

The independent variable is...

• is the variable being tested and measured in an experiment

• is the variable the experimenter changes or controls