Question

Quantitative research attempts to do which of the following?

a. Identify, define and measure factors that contribute to a disorder or disease.

b. Examine relationships among factors.

c. Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an intervention.

d. All of the above

Answer 1

Solution: d

Quantitative research conducts to answer the measurable concepts. It produces actual and reliable outcome data. So this study attempts, all of the options above given. How means

?Identify, define measure the factor that contribute to a disorder or disease: it is a descriptive study, descriptive study value type of quantitative study, in which explore new areas or describing new situations. So here about disorders, this research focuses more and explaining details.

?Examine relationship among factors:it is a type of quantitative study, that his corelational study. In that relationship between factors identifying. Or comparing between factors.

?Evaluate the cost effectiveness of an intervention. :it is a type, that is quasi experimental study. In this, the effective intervention analysing.

So these all attempts care made in quantitative study.