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In the human sciences, conventional quantitative methods mean mathematical methods, particularly statistical methods in practice. This means that we collect, organize, summarize, present and analyze data which is usually numerical in nature [37, 88, 122]. We also draw conclusions, perform explanations and make decisions and predictions according to our studies.
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Niskanen, V.A. (2004). Quantitative Data Examination. In: Soft Computing Methods in Human Sciences. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 134. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36421-4_6
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