Question

What is the primary disadvantage of quantitative research?

Select one:

a. Analyses can incorporate hypothesis testing

b. Allows the quantification of concepts and relationships between variables

c. Often less time-consuming than qualitative for both participants and researchers

d. Lacks information on complexities or nuances

e. Relatively simple and straightforward

Answer 1

ANSWER

d. Lacks information on complexities or nuances

EXPLANATION

“Quantitative research” is about numbers and counting, and from a quantitative perspective qualitative research is an explanation to that those number. Quantitative research can be defined as “the means for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables which in turn can be measured so that numbered data can be analyzed using statistical procedures”. Quantitative result lack information on complexities or nuances while it qualitative data which are useful for understanding the nuances lying beyond the process.