One of the main advantages of quantitative approaches in historical research is that they

a. provide data that are amenable to electronic analysis.
b. do not require the use of historical archives for data.
c. enable the use of statistical techniques to validate causal inferences about past events.
d.  shed light on the history of ordinary people rather than just a few prominent individuals.

 

ANSWER:

d.  shed light on the history of ordinary people rather than just a few prominent individuals.