Quantitative Research Designs and the Research Onion

This video presentation is about quantitative methods research designs, how their use or non-use is dependent on your research philosophy, the approach to theory development and the methodological choices that are appropriate for quantitative research designs: the out three layers of the research onion.

It discusses how the ontology, epistemology and axiology of positivism and to a lesser extent pragmatism and (critical) realism relate to quantitative research designs; and typical collection procedures and analysis techniques that are used in both.

It also highlights how a deductive approach is appropriate quantitative research designs.

The characteristics of quantitative research designs are discussed, and mono and multi method quantitative designs

The utility of quantitative research designs and the associated researcher requirements are discussed

References and further researching are offered.