Quantitative research methods use:
a. questionnaires or interviews.
b. statistical analysis.
c. information conceived from inanimate experience.
d. information obtained in a non-numerical form.
b
Quantitative research methods involve the use of
numbers and statistical analysis, whereby answers to questions are converted into numerical data. The aim of such
research is to change one variable to see the effect on other
variables.
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