Instruction
Quantitative Research Design and Methods Provide 2 paragraphs that compare survey strategies of inquiry with experimental strategies of inquiry. Review Chapter 8 in the course text, Research Design, and the `Quantitative Methods: Examples` media segment. Explain how survey and experimental methods---including components, terminology, elements, statistics, etc.are similar and different. Determine which kinds of research questions would be served by a survey or an experimental method. Examine the reasons why reliability and validity are important in research. Generalize about how popular quantitative methods are in your discipline.