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Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative Research

Please read through this week's Learning Resources and then answer the following. • Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative research, highlighting the ethical issues involved in using these methods. • Describe how reliability and validity relate to quantitative research. • Describe and elaborate on at least three of the various data collection methods used in quantitative research. • If you were to conduct a quantitative research project, what type would you choose and why? You can stick with your topic from your literature review as this may be easier for you since you are familiar with the topic. https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-content/tus/behs/behs-300/document/Chapter%2015%20-%20Social%20Science%20Research_%20Principles%20Methods%20and%20Practices%20-%20Qualitative%20Research.pdf?ou=928845 https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-content/tus/behs/behs-300/document/Chapter%208%20-%20Principles%20of%20Sociological%20Inquiry%20-%20Survey%20Research%20a%20Quantitative%20Approach1.pdf?ou=928845 https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-content/tus/behs/behs-300/document/Chapter%209%20-%20Social%20Science%20Research_%20Principles%20Methods%20and%20Practices%20-%20Surveys1.pdf?ou=928845 https://youtu.be/9cuOyAR-Y9I https://youtu.be/QHKxiLTDNhc https://youtu.be/QwhK-iEyXYA https://youtu.be/ToTY5172ANY https://youtu.be/rq8GsMurf2s https://youtu.be/pTuj57uXWlk https://youtu.be/yKWXlN5s5b8 https://youtu.be/saO1yLxd1p8 https://youtu.be/pqc1ZyVCEjw https://youtu.be/7ZA2XG0ovWo

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