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OCST 505 & OCST 696

- OCST 505 & OCST 696: ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES & RESEARCH METHODS

The primary emphasis in OCST 505 and OCST 646 is on (a) research and analysis procedures that are used by local government to measure the effectiveness of programs and to measure public support and perceptions, and (b) design research studies to collect the necessary information and apply appropriate analytical procedures in analyzing the data collected. Additionally, OCST 505 and OCST 696 presents a brief section on achievements tests that appear to be more appropriate for use by a school district than by local government organizations. Quantitative procedures are emphasized in OCST 505 and OCST 696.

A critical property and advantage of many quantitative methodologies is that they are formulaic in nature. A researcher need only follow the rules reasonably well in order to produce findings that have a reasonable probability of meeting with acceptance and of being repeatable. The same cannot be said for phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical analysis, and other qualitative methods.

Quantitative methods provide a positivist and rational result wherein false premises may be eliminated. Quantitative methods are used in three general ways in the conduct of scientific inquiry. These three ways are as follows:

Quantitative methods are used to describe events. Descriptive statistics describe the performance or activity of one group or class, without attempting to make generalizations about other groups or classes.

Quantitative methods are used to infer causes or future events. Inferential statistics permit the findings with respect to one set of relationships to be extended to other relationships and to generalize findings and conclusions based on statistical inference.

Quantitative methods are used to enhance the decision making process. Decision theory used in conjunction with statistics provides administrators, managers, professionals, research...

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