THE STRENGTHS AND

WEAKNESSES OF
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
MS. RHEALYN D. NABIAS
ACCORDING TO BARROT (2017), THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE STRENGTHS OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH:

1. Replicable or repeatable;
2. Findings are generalizable;
3. Establishes causality more conclusively;
4. Make predictions based on numerical, quantifiable
data;
5. Data analysis using software is faster;
6. Data gathering technique is typically less demanding;
7. Low degree of subjectivity; and
8. Validity and reliability can be measured.
BARROT (2017) THEORIZED THAT THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE WEAKNESSES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH:

1. Cannot adequately provide in-depth information for

describing and explaining complex phenomenon;
2. Lacks ability to provide a comprehensive textual description
of human experiences;
3. Numerical data are insufficient in analyzing tangible factors
(gender roles, socio-economic status, social norms, etc.);
4. Less flexibility in terms of study design;
5. Responses of participants are strictly limited to what has
been asked; and
6. Self-reported data may not be as accurate.
 KINDS OF
QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH

• It is designed to give “answers to the questions of

who, what, when, where, and how which are
linked with a research problem.”
• It aims to define existing condition of a classified
variable.
EXAMPLES:
a.A description of how senior high school students celebrate
their birthdays
b.A description of how parents feel about the K to 12
Curriculum
c.A description of the youth’s perception of the 2016
elections
d.A description of the attitudes of women’s groups towards
Rodrigo Duterte’s joke about Australian rape victim
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

• It is a type of quantitative research that

authorizes researchers to “control the
situation which allows them to answer the
question “What causes something to
occur?”
EXAMPLES:
a.The effect of counseling and medical treatment
on alcoholism
b.The effect of support groups on smoking
c.The effect of positive reinforcement on one’s
attitude to excel in school
d.The effect of peer counseling and support
group on a student’s emotional condition
SURVEY RESEARCH

• It is intended to acquire information from

people concerning the predominance,
distribution and interrelations of variables
within an identified group.
Correlational Research

EXAMPLES

a.Voter preferences
b.Consumer coping behavior
c.Metro Manila survey of adolescence on
health
d.ASEAN business outlook survey 2016
CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH

• It is based on pairs of measures or scores for

members of a single sample and provide an
indication of the strengths of the relationship
between two variables that embody
characteristics of performances by that group.
EXAMPLES

a.The relationship between successful career and

educational attainment
b.The relationship between high grades and
having tutors
c.The relationship between entrance exam results
and attendance in review centers
d.The relationship between smoking and
tuberculosis
CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE
RESEARCH/QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL

It endeavors to ascertain cause-effect

relationship among variables.
EXAMPLES:
a.The effect of studying in Catholic schools on the
moral value system of those who graduate from
these schools
b.The effect of exercising regularly to body fitness
c.The effect of gender on college course choices
d. The effect of good family upbringing to good
performance in class
ACTIVITY
 Identifying Kinds of Quantitative Research
A. Directions: Write on the blank the kind of quantitative research (under column B) that is well
suited to the given title (under column A).

Column A Column B
____________1. Effects of Aspirin on Reducing the Cholesterol Correlational
Level of Obese People Descriptive
____________2. Effects of Instagram on the Visual Literacy of Survey
Teenagers. Experimental
____________3. Effects of utilizing an Interdisciplinary curriculum Quasi-experimental
On the Health Literacy of Four Science Classes.
____________4. The relationship Between a Teacher’s Personality
And Performance Evaluation.
____________5. Technical Capability of Water Treatment Device.
Providing Examples for Different Kinds of Quantitative Research
B. Directions: Give two (2) example topics for each kind of quantitative
research.

Descriptive 1.
2.
Experimental 1.
2.
Survey 1.
2.
Causal-Comparative 1.
2.
Experimental
Causal-Comparative 1.
2.
Experimental