why do we need to have research design
� its design serves as a structure of your study
� it gives direction to the study and makes your research more systematized
two types of research designs
qualitative research design
quantitative research design
this is done in order to generate new ideas with regards the certain phenomenon statistical analysis and mathematical computations are not used in this type of design
qualitative research design
this type of design uses statistical analysis and mathematical computations in order to generate a conclusion they commonly follow a similar format with a few minor alterations depending on the type of study and approach to be used
quantitative research design
types of quantitative research
survey research
correlational research
causal-comparative research
experimental research
this type of research uses interviews questionnaires poles and other similar instruments in order to gather data these are usually distributed to a random sample in a population in order to obtain accurate data data can be controlled in a variety of ways
survey research
this type of research aims to study the connection between two variables
correlational research
this type of research is used in order to verify a suspected cause and effect relationship between two variables
causal-comparative research
it compares the variables but it does not focus on the relationship
causal-comparative research
this type of research is based on a form hypothesis it aims to prove or disprove the hypothesis
experimental research
a small part of a population it is meant to represent that population as a whole for the study that is being conducted
sample
different sampling methods
random sampling
stratified sampling
convenience sampling
systematic sampling
what are methods of data collecting
observation
interview
surveys
this method attempts to understand cause and effect relationships this method is executed by the observer going directly to the field to observe the surroundings in attempt to gather data
observation
this is an oral verbal method in which the interviewer ask questions directly to the interviewing which aims to get information relevant to the study
interview
one of the common methods of diagnosing and solving of social problems this method captures information to the input of responses to a research instrument containing questions
surveys
what are the methods of data analysis
data cleaning
data coding
data presentation
data interpretation and discussion
collected data passes through the process of cleaning to remove ambiguous elements
data cleaning
refers to the process of assigning numerals or other symbols to answers so that responses can be put into a limited number of categories
data coding
tables and figures are used to summarize the coded data
data presentation
involves the provision of comments on the results obtained from the investigation it is done based on the key findings of the study
data interpretation and discussion
this part is the core of every paper as it is a proof that the scientific method was used through this section their studies validity is judged so it is very important
methodology
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