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Epistemological foundations of quantitative research - Coggle Diagram
Epistemological foundations of quantitative research
Epistemology
comes from Greek
Epistêmê
Define knowledge
Quantitative research approach
It's a systematic investigation
Topics are related to social phenomena
Results are based on large sample sizes
Focuses on numerical and invariant data
High reliability
The quantitative view
Realistic
Positivist
Philosophical theory
Based on natural phenomena and their properties
Certainty is found only in hindsight.
There is acceptance of different epistemologies
Postpositivism
Experiential realism
Pragmatism
