Abstract:
QuantCrit is a framework for thinking critically about conducting quantitative research in order to interrupt the use of numbers for racial and other forms of oppression. Building on the tenets of critical race theory, QuantCrit explicitly acknowledges that statistics has been and continues to be used in ways that perpetuate racism and other systems of oppression. By taking seriously the idea that statistical analyses must be conducted with attention to context and power, and outlining opportunities for reflexivity during the quantitative research process, QuantCrit hopes to guide scholars toward conducting anti-racist/anti-oppressive research.