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Replicate research

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- If quantitative research is about the burden of proof, how can we ensure that the experiences of the researcher are valid and how do we know that the study is not a coincidence or the effect of random chance? Or a unique happening that cannot be generalized to a greater population? Well, we can't. One of the limitations of quantitative research is that it's narrow focus means relationships and larger contexts can be missed, but the scientific method provides an escape hatch for quantitative research, the ability to replicate the study in another setting. Quantitative research is concerned with proof of discovery that evidence exists to show a relationship of significance between variables. In order to this, researchers use strict design methodology, instrumentation, and analysis protocols to ensure the data fits the aims of the research study and the analysis can be seen as reliable and valid. A good quantitative study is designed so that its structure is fully evident and any other…

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