Interview and Focus Group Research
08.28.2010 | No Comments ››Interviews & Focus Groups: Definition Types of intensive, qualitative research which generate data through directed, social interaction interviews involve questioning an individual or group with expertise or ...
Univariate Statistics
08.22.2010 | No Comments ››Content Analysis – Univariate Statistics Nominal: Numbers assigned to categories to signify qualitative differences Basically, nominal figures simply tell us that two things are different Generated by ...
Research Perspectives Summarized
08.22.2010 | No Comments ››Three Perspectives Functionalist Goal: enhancing the function of the main concern --- multibake -> looking at productivity and profit of the company. make adjustments after seeing what ...
How to Conduct Observational Research
08.12.2010 | 1 Comment ››Observation Research: Definition A combination of a first-person and a second-person account, which takes place in a naturalistic setting, of the actions and behaviours of a ...
Historical Research and Policy Analysis
08.09.2010 | 2 Comments ››Historical Research and Policy Analysis – Uses and Limits Quantitative Research Requires data which is numerical/statistical Examples: Content analysis, surveys Qualitative Research Involves data which is textual/visual Example: historical research and ...
Descriptive and Bivariate Statistics
08.03.2010 | 1 Comment ››Descriptive Statistics Standard Deviation (S.D. or o) Average deviation of each observation from precise centre of all weighted observations, but sensitive to relative weights of observations. Indicates how ...
