Quantitative Research Focuses On

question 15

Multiple Choice

Quantitative research focuses on:

• A) quantifying the attitudes, ideas, knowledge, and feelings of a larger group people
• B) finding where the 'rule of outliers' fall within each large sample
• C) discovering the themes of personal stories
• D) finding out why outliers are so different than the regular population.

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Definitions:

Measurement Error

The discrepancy between the true value and the observed value due to inaccuracies in data collection or instrumentation.

Guilford's Multi Factor

Guilford's Multi Factor theory proposes a structure of the human intellect based on three dimensions: operations, contents, and products, encompassing a broad spectrum of cognitive abilities.

Dimensional Model

An approach to understanding mental disorders that quantifies a person's symptoms or other characteristics on a continuum rather than as present or absent.

Cognitive Ability

The capacity to perform mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.