Stating the research hypothesis based on theory, identifying the design for conducting the research, selecting an appropriate data collection instrument, and developing a plan for statistical analysis of data are all important tasks in what type of research

The answer is: quantitative research.

Explanation:

Quantitative research centers around gathering and analyzing quantitative data using statistical analysis. It can only be used when researching measurable variables, and data is usually gathered with experiments or surveys.

The main goal of quantitative data is not only to describe a phenomenon, but also predict it, which is why the design seeks to find results that can be generalizable.  

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.