There are five steps in the process of quantitative data collection, which involve much more than simply gathering information. This process involves the steps of determining the participants to study, obtaining permissions needed, considering what types of information to collect, locating and selecting instruments to use, and administering the data collection process to collect data. Examine these five steps in the quantitative data collection process. 2. There are four steps in the process of quantitative data analysis: preparing the data for analysis, analyzing the data, reporting the results, and interpreting the results. For each step evaluate at least two understandings you consider to be most important and explain why. 3. The researcher analyzes data to address the research questions or hypotheses. Assess the use of descriptive analysis compared to inferential analysis and the procedures used in each. 4. Compare and contrast the sampling procedures for quantitative research (chapter 5) and for qualitative