Quantitative research is a process of collecting and analysing numerical data. It can be used to assess the impact of new or existing pharmacy services and interventions as well as finding patterns and averages, making predictions and generalising results to wider populations.

This module will introduce you to what quantitative research is and how you can use it in practice, how to decide on your research population and how to collect, handle and analyse the data you collect to ensure high quality research.

Estimated completion time: 60 minutes

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:

1. Describe the main principles of quantitative research
2. Outline the different types of quantitative research and when they can be used
3. Describe the main principles of sampling
4. Describe how to collect, process and analyse quantitative data
5. Describe the key strengths and limitations of quantitative methods