Role of Quantitative Methods in Quantifying "Reality" Objectively
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This editorial highlights the significance of realizing the underlying assumptions of positivism. Specifically, researchers in general and social scientists in particular ought to be aware of, and realize, the assumed objective reality that they are trying to measure in their research.
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