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social science subjects > business and management > manufacturing and operations > quantitative research methods
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > research methodology > quantitative research methods

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quantitative research methods  

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  • Quantitative research is a field of inquiry that emphasizes numbers, is often deductive in nature, concentrates on hypotheses testing, and aims to uncover causal connections between different phenomena as well as to make generalizations. Quantitative research is often associated with a positivist paradigm. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Research Methods: Quantitative]

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