What are quantitative questions?

Quantitative survey questions are defined as objective questions used to gain detailed insights from respondents about a survey research topic. These questions form the core of a survey and are used to gather numerical data to determine statistical results.

How do you formulate a research question in quantitative research?

Each of these steps is discussed in turn:

Choose your starting phrase.
Identify and name the dependent variable.
Identify the group(s) you are interested in.
Decide whether the dependent variable or group(s) should be included first, last or in two parts.
Include any words that provide greater context to your question.

Is descriptive research quantitative or qualitative?

Descriptive research is usually defined as a type of quantitative research, though qualitative research can also be used for descriptive purposes. The research design should be carefully developed to ensure that the results are valid and reliable.

What type of research is descriptive?

Descriptive research is a type of research that describes a population, situation, or phenomenon that is being studied. It focuses on answering the how, what, when, and where questions If a research problem, rather than the why.

What is a descriptive qualitative method?

In summary, a qualitative descriptive approach needs to be the design of choice when a straight forward description of a phenomenon is desired. It is an approach that is very useful when researchers want to know, regarding events, who were involved, what was involved, and where did things take place.

Why are descriptive research methods limited?

Descriptive research methods are used to describe and observe behavior. They are limited to explain behavior because the descriptions and observations derived are based only on the current thoughts, feelings or behavior of a small set of individuals.

What limitations does descriptive research have?

Disadvantages of Descriptive Research

Descriptive studies cannot test or verify the research problem statistically.
Research results may reflect certain level of bias due to the absence of statistical tests.
The majority of descriptive studies are not ‘repeatable’ due to their observational nature.