Academic Research Foundations: Quantitative

Explore the foundations of quantitative research, and learn how to tackle your own quantitative research study.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What is social science research?

1. Characteristics of Quantitative Research

• Research instrument structure
• Types of research design
• Generalize your research
• Replicate research

2. Research Basics

• Independent and dependent variables
• Elements of a research question
• How to write a research question
• Create research objectives
• Research frameworks and hypotheses
• Understand the null hypothesis
• Deductive and inductive reasoning
• Purpose of a literature review
• How to develop a literature review
• Anonymity and confidentiality in research studies
• Objectivity and subjectivity in your study

3. Research Topic

• Narrow your idea to a research topic
• Broaden your idea to a research topic
• How to develop a problem statement
• Outline your research proposal

4. Quantitative Methodology

• Population sampling
• How to use preexisting data
• Develop questionnaire and survey instruments

5. Results

• Understand research significance
• How to present your data in written form
• How to present your data in numeric form

6. Discussion

• Explain your research results
• Limitations, recommendations, and future research
• Write your abstract and final summary

7. Concerns and Considerations

• Research ethics
• Working with institutional review boards

Conclusion

• Next steps