Discussion
Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Quantitative researchers mostly adapt inductive reasoning for data analysis.
Reason (R) : So that they can find the social realities.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
Answer: B
Both (A) and (R) are not true.
Quantitative researchers mostly use deductive reasoning: they start from a theory, derive hypotheses, collect numerical data and test the hypotheses statistically. Inductive reasoning, building general patterns and theory up from observations, is characteristic of qualitative research such as grounded theory. So the Assertion is false.
The Reason, that they reason inductively in order to find social realities, is also not a correct statement of how or why quantitative research works; exploring social reality as people construct it is the stated aim of qualitative inquiry. With both false, options A, C and D are wrong.
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