Lesson FORMULATING
2 RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON
CONCLUSIONS
What’s In
You have learned from Lesson 1 that quantitative research is a formal, deductive, and
systematic process that focuses mainly on obtaining and analyzing numerical data. The method
of data collection is objective and replicable. At the same time, its analysis is statistical and
generalizable to the population making the findings of quantitative research very credible and
useful for administrators, law makers, scientists, decision-makers and business owners. It is for
these reasons that quantitative analysis can be applied and very useful to various fields of
study. In this lesson, you will uncover the role of quantitative research in the advancement of
knowledge across disciplines.
Key Question: How is quantitative research applicable across fields?
What I Need to Know
People indulge in research to know more, to solve problems, or to improve existing
conditions. More and more institutions promote research studies while younger individuals
indulge in research projects not only because they are required to but also because they came
to realize the value and benefits research has to offer. The quantitative research’s systematic
way of finding the answers forges its pertinence regardless of the area or sector. The more you
perceive the value of quantitative research to different groups or field of study, the more you
appreciate it, hence, igniting your interest from knowing that you may make use of it in your own
chosen track.
What’s New
Activity 1: Where do I belong?
Direction. Listed in Column A are the important inventions, innovations or discoveries in history.
Identify which field in Column B do these discoveries have great importance.
Column A Column B
B 1. Vaccine A. Agriculture and Fisheries
A/C 2. Refrigeration B. Natural and Physical Science
F 3. Printing press C. Business and Accounting
D 4. Computer D. Information and Communications Technology
C 5. Airplane E. Arts
G 6. Photo finishes F. Education
H 7. Social media G. Sports
E 8. Paint H. Humanities and Social Science
I. Mathematics
Activity 2: Expanding your vocabulary!
Directions: Read through the text of this lesson and look for an underlined word that has the
same meaning as the word in the list below. Write the word on the space provided.
1. Intercession – Intervention
2. To find out – Discover
3. Salable - Marketable
4. Quicken, expedite – Fast track
5. Relationship - Correlation
6. Create, produce - Crafting
7. Compatibility - Interoperability
8. Toughest - Sturdiest
9. Changeable - Variable
10. Global, widespread - pandemic
What Is It
Importance of Quantitative Research Across Fields
The value of quantitative research to man’s quest to discover the unknown and improve
underlying conditions is undeniable. Throughout history, quantitative research has paved the
way to finding meaningful solutions to difficulties. For instance, the development of vaccines to
strengthen our immunity against viruses causing highly communicable diseases like polio,
influenza, chickenpox, and measles to name a few, underwent thorough experimental trials. You
bet, scientists and medical experts all over the world today are working their best to fast track
the development, testing and release of the vaccine for the Corona Virus Disease of 2019
(Covid-19) as the pandemic has critically affected the world economy, education, as well as
physical and emotional well-being of people.
The findings of the quantitative study can influence leaders’ and law-makers’ decisions
for crafting and implementing laws for the safety and welfare of the more significant majority.
For example, a community with high cases of Covid-19 positive patients is mandated by law to
be under Enhanced Community Quarantine where only the most essential businesses can
operate. On the other hand, cities with less or zero case will be under General Community
Quarantine where some businesses, public and private offices are already allowed to operate.
Using quantitative design helps us determine and better understand relationships
between variables or phenomenon crucial to reducing the range of uncertainty because the
mathematics (more of this in the last module) behind quantitative studies helps us make close
estimates of the outcome (dependent variable) from a given condition/s (independent variable).
Relationship between demand and supply, age and health, discipline and academic
achievement, practice and winning at sports, depression and suicidal rates, algae population
and Oxygen demand are just few examples of real-life applications of correlation studies in the
past that we still apply today.
Most inventions and innovations are products of quantitative studies. Before you can
enjoy the uses and features of a smart phone, it took years of research to establish compliance
to standards for interoperability, to find the most cost-effective raw materials, and to identify the
sleekest and sturdiest design, the fastest data saving and processing power, and most
marketable add-ons according to consumer needs. Indeed, mankind will dwell in the darkness
of ignorance if not for the people who conducted their research before reading about it from
books or manuals.
The table below shows some of the contributions of quantitative research to other fields and
their example.
Field Contribution/Application Example
Social Science • Show effects of intervention to The effects of pandemic
group behavior on social behavior and
• Understand cultural or racial economic stability
conflicts
• Human satisfaction and
stressors
Natural and Physical • Investigate the effectiveness of Antidiabetic properties of
Sciences a product or treatment to common Philippine herbs
illnesses
• Finding or enhancing alternative
energy sources
• Advancement in material
science
Agriculture and • Increase the yield of crops The effectiveness of
Fisheries • Prevent and cure crops and organic and inorganic
fertilizer to vegetable
livestock diseases production
Sports • Enhance athletic performance Diet and exercise
techniques for different
kinds of sports
Business • Offer device marketing Effectiveness of Facebook
strategies ads on sales.
• Improve marketability
Arts and Design • Show relationship between The effects of music on
color and architectural space learning and behavior.
• Maximize use of Multimedia and
adaptation for
recreation, business
marketing and lifestyle changes.
Environmental Science • Determine Cause and effects of The environmental factors
climate change affecting natural calamities
What’s More
Directions: In a separate sheet, make a concept map (example below) of all other
fields/disciplines where you think quantitative research can be applied. Explain why
quantitative research is important to these fields.
Journalism
Quantitative
Anthropology History
Research
Engineering
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and briefly.
A. How is quantitative research relevant to different discipline?
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B. Briefly explain the importance or contribution of quantitative research to each of the
following fields of study.
Field Importance / Contribution
Natural and Physical Science
Education
Sports
Arts and Design
Agriculture and Fisheries
Information and
Communication Technology
Social Science
Business and Accounting
What I Can Do
Directions: Search online or from a book or publication one particular quantitative study for
every field below and indicate its contribution to the development of knowledge to
that field.
Field Title, Author/s, Year published Contribution
Education The Better You Feel the Better You Finds a way to improve
Learn: Do Warm Colours and Rounded learning through colors
Shapes Enhance Learning Outcome in and shapes.
Multimedia Learning? Munchow, H,
Mengelkamp, C, Bannert, M. (2017)
Medicine
Sports
Food Industry
Agriculture
Arts
Social Science
Environmental
Science
ICT
Energy
