Marinduque Midwest College

Dili, Gasan, Marinduque

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
(Quantitative Research)

Name: ________________________________ Score:_____________

Year and Section: _______________________ Date: _____________

A. Directions: Answer the following questions. Compare and contrast the following terms in
paragraph form. (3pts each)

1. Research vs. Inquiry

2. Qualitative Research vs. Quantitative Research

3. Causal-Comparative Research vs. Correlational Research

4. Descriptive Research vs. Experimental Research

5. Evaluation Research vs. Survey

B. Directions: Identify which strength or weakness of quantitative research is reflected in each
situation. Write your answer neatly.

_______________________________1. Research X spent P1,000 for printing his questionnaires

for his survey, P2,000 for his food allowance and travel
fare and P3,000 for his manuscript.
_______________________________2. A study respondent did not write her name on the
questionnaire given to her, given that the topic focuses
on substance abuse.
_______________________________3. Researcher B concluded that the most common factor
for substance abuse is the influence of peers, given
that he surveyed a sample size of 357 out of a 5,000
population.
_______________________________4. The researcher insisted to survey 50 people but his
adviser required him to survey 338 respondents given
that the population of his environment is 2,799 given a
confidence level of 95% and confidence interval of 5.
_______________________________5. Researcher Y had a study about the effects of having a
broken family to a students academic achievement but
hesitates to ask a follow-up question on the causes of
ones broken family.
_______________________________6. Researcher A used two groups of Grade 7, from section
A and B, given that she and the group of students she
used in her study are studying in the same school.
_______________________________7. Researcher C found out that survey is not enough as a
research instrument for her study, she must utilize
other data collection methods.
_______________________________8. In a historical study conducted by Researcher Z, he
realized that he lacks supporting sources and reliable
records for his documentation and hesitates to
continue his current study.
_______________________________9. Researcher F interpreted her study very well because
she used ANOVA to determine the variation of the
groups she studied
_______________________________10. Researcher M utilized a previous study because of its
dependability for secondary resource for her current
study.

C. Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences. (5pts each)

1. When is research practical?

2. Why is research a careful, detailed and systematic study?