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Quantitative communication research: review, trends, and critique
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Abstract
Trends in quantitative communication research are reviewed. A content analysis of 48 articles reporting original communication research published in 1988-1991 and 2008-2011 is reported. Survey research and self-report measurement remain common approaches to research. Null hypothesis significance tes... view more
Trends in quantitative communication research are reviewed. A content analysis of 48 articles reporting original communication research published in 1988-1991 and 2008-2011 is reported. Survey research and self-report measurement remain common approaches to research. Null hypothesis significance testing remains the dominant approach to statistical analysis. Reporting the shapes of distributions, estimates of statistical power, and confidence intervals remain uncommon. Trends over time include the increased popularity of health communication and computer mediated communication as topics of research, and increased attention to mediator and moderator variables. The implications of these practices for scientific progress are critically discussed, and suggestions for the future are provided.... view less
Keywords
research approach; quantitative method; research planning; empirical research; communication research
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of the Science of Communication
Free Keywords
quantitative research; statistics; research design; measurement
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 69-84
Journal
Review of Communication Research, 1 (2013)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12840/issn.2255-4165_2013_01.01_003
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works