Identify the main preoccupations of quantitative researchers. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Measurement

2.Causality

3.Description

4.Generalization

A1, 2 and 3 only

B2, 3 and 4 only

C1, 2 and 4 only ✓ Correct

D1, 3 and 4 only

Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4 only

Explanation

Quantitative researchers are chiefly preoccupied with measurement, causality, and generalization.

Measurement lets concepts be captured as numbers for precise analysis.

Causality seeks to establish that one variable produces change in another.

Description without a numerical emphasis is a concern of qualitative research.

Generalization extends findings from the sample to the wider population.

Replication is a further hallmark of the quantitative approach.

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