QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Quantitative data is often described as numeric data. It can be made up of words, pictures, or observation notes. A quantitative approach is generally used when researchers want to study a topic or phenomenon in order to make generalizations across a population. Often, the number of units studied is large enough to use statistical analysis techniques. As with qualitative methods, data collection and analysis can be time- consuming and labor intensive.
Typically, in Extension work, quantitative data is obtained through surveys. Generally used are:
End-of-workshop surveys (post-only)
Beginning and end of workshops (pre-post surveys)
Retrospective post-then-pre surveys
Follow-up surveys
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