QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

METHOD
Joko Mulyanto
Department of Public Health & Community Medicine
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Jenderal Soedirman University
 Definition
Quantity : property that can be Quantitative:
assigned numerical value of Information based on
measurement quantifiable data

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
METHOD

Research: application of Systematic empirical

scientific method in systematic investigation of nature
way to provide information and phenomena via measurement
explain nature phenomena technique (statistical /
mathematical).
 Quantitative Characteristic
Clear definition A priori Hypotheses

Data = number
Deductive approach
Quantitative
Research

Validity and reliability based

on statistic
Random sampling

Statistical inference
 Quantitative in Medical & Health
Sciences
Deductive

Empirical
Medical and Part of Natural
Health Sciences Science Positivism

Systematic and
Part of Social rigorous
Science

Qualitative Quantitative
Mix Method
Method Method
 Type of Quantitative Methods

Quasi
Experimental experimental

True
experimental
Quantitative
Methods
Primary
Research

Observational

Secondary
Research
 Experimental Research
Intervention carefully
manipulated by the
investigator

Control group True

experimental
Experimental
Research Random Quasi
assignment experimental

Laboratory
Field
Natural
Simulation
 Quasi Experimental
Simple Case Study

Before & After

Comparison post test only

Non equivalent
Quasi experimental comparison pretest - post
test

Single group time series

design

Time series with

nonequivalent control
group design
 True Experimental
True control pre test
post test

True control post test

only
True Experimental
Solomon four-group
design

Time series with

equivalent control group
 Observational Research

Directly measure the

Primary research
phenomena

Observational
Research
Using other / previous
data to observe
Secondary research another phenomena
Not intervene
(manipulated),
measure the natural
phenomena
 Primary Research
Point time – single
Cross-sectional, measurement, past
Retrospective events, mostly
descriptive

Primary Research
Take place over
Longitudinal, time, multiple
prospective measurement, can
Directly measure the be trend or panel
phenomena
 Secondary Research
Analysis of
Meta-analysis, multiple studies
systematic with the same
review topic, various
Secondary design
Research

Using data from

Secondary single previous
analysis research data
base, for different
Use purpose
other/previous
data to observe
other
phenomenon