Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET June 2023 (22.06.2023) Shift-I
Quantitative methods come under the philosophy of
AConstructivism
BInterpretivism
CPositivism ✓ Correct
DSymbolism
Correct answer: (C) Positivism — Quantitative methods come under positivism, so the answer is positivism.
Explanation
★Quantitative methods come under positivism, so the answer is positivism.
★Positivism holds that knowledge should rest on observable, measurable data.
★It excludes metaphysical speculation and relies on the data of experience.
★Quantitative methods measure variables and test them with such data.
★So they fit the positivist philosophy.
★Interpretivism and constructivism instead underpin qualitative approaches.
★So quantitative methods come under positivism.
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