It is the research that
it is characterized by
collect and analyze data
quantitative on the
variable

Se refiere a todas aquellas influencias del entorno que envuelven al sujeto desde la formación del embrión hasta la muerte.

Positivism

is based on natural

phenomena and their

properties and

relationships

Subjectivism

It is the doctrine that "our own mental activity is the only

unquestionable fact of our

experience", rather than shared or

communal, and that there is no

external or objective truth.

Subjectivism gives primacy to

subjective experience as

fundamental to all measure and

law.

Information
gathering
Structured and
systematic

Analysis
Statistical

Epistemological basis

Positivism and

functionalism

Emphasis: Objective measurement,
demonstration of causality and
generalization of research results

Scope of the results Quantitative search for general laws of conduct

Recommends a mixed methods approach linking quantitative and qualitative methods as the most
appropriate way of looking at the world.

Its function is to
analyze the precepts
that are used to justify
the scientific data

Experimental

Not experimental

Quasi-experimental

Quantitative investigation