Occupational Therapy

Quantitative research is based on things that can be accurately and precisely measured. The abstract shows that this dissertation:

• Describes with statistics
• Gives a statistical result 
• Makes predictions 
• Objective 
• Studies a randomly selected group 
• Tests a theory 
• Uses numbers
• Uses a survey 

This abstract has several indications that this is a quantitative study:

• the goal of the study was examining relationships between several variables
• the researchers used statistical methods (logistic regression models)
• subjects completed questionnaires
• the study included a large number of subjects

Based on Eastern Michigan University Library Libguide Quantitative and Qualitative Research