Quantitative Methods

Based on the readings assigned for this unit from the textbook, provide a summary of the article on quantitative methodology that you chose from the library search you were assigned to complete in the unit studies. Address the following:

• Describe the type of quantitative research that was conducted: non-experimental, experimental, quasi-experimental, cross-sectional, or longitudinal.
• Describe the variables investigated in the research and how they were measured.
• Describe what is meant by scientific merit, and discuss ways in which it could have been improved in the article.
• List the persistent link for the article. Use the Persistent Links and DOIs library guide, linked in the Resources, to learn how to locate this information in the library databases.
• Cite all sources in APA style, and provide an APA-formatted reference list at the end of your post.

Article link:

Frost, N. (2011). Qualitative research methods in psychology: Combining core approaches. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Book:

Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2019). Practical research: Planning and design (12th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson