#7178 Topic: Quantitative Research Designs Number of Pages: 1 (Double Spaced) Number of sources: 1 Writing Style: APA Type of document: Essay Category: Healthcare Language Style: English (U.S.) Order Instructions: Quantitative Research Designs This week, you have been learning about various quantitative research designs and types. To prepare for this Discussion, review the Learning Resources and consider the following questions: What are the differences between experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental research designs? What are the methods for conducting each research design? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each research design? How might various health care organizations use each of these quantitative research designs? Then, bring to mind a particular health care organization. Select a quantitative research design (experimental, quasi-experimental, or nonexperimental). Consider how the selected design could be of value for evaluating a discrete or continuous random variable of interest in this type of organization, then select a specific variable of interest (e.g., negative outcomes or cost) that would apply in the context (i.e., the particular health care organization and the quantitative research design) of which you are thinking. By Day 4, post a comprehensive response to the following: In the first line of your posting, identify the health care organization, the quantitative research design, and the specific variable of interest that you have selected. State the type of variable (i.e., quantitative or qualitative), identify the level of measurement, and indicate whether the variable is discrete or continuous. Describe the concepts and uses of the research design you have selected and explain how a health care professional could apply it in the type of organization you have chosen. As part of your response, be sure to draw out your selected research design graphically using a conceptual diagram (as illustrated in your reading this week from Chapter 7 of the course text Health Services Research Methods). Does probability have a role in the execution of this type of research? Explain why or why not. Evaluate the particular strengths of this design for the purposes you have described, as well as any potential limitations and/or ethical constraints that might be a consideration.