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19 Cards in this Set
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Research Objectives |
Specific statements of goals that you set out to be achieved at the end of your research journey |
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Hypothesis |
a hunch, assumption, suspicion, assertion, or idea, about a phenomenon, relationship or situation, the reality or truth of which you do know, and you set up your study to find this truth |
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Interview Schedule |
a list of questions, open-ended or closed, prepared for use by an interviewer in a person-to-person interaction; research tool/instrument for collecting data, whereas interviewing is a method of data collection |
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Non-probability sampling |
these do not follow the theory of probability in the selection of elements from sampling population; are used when the # of elements in a population is either unknown or they cannot be individually identified; commonly used in both quantitative & qualitative research |
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Primary Data |
information collected for the specific purpose of a study either by the researcher or by someone else |
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Probability Sampling |
when selecting a sample, if you adhere to the theory of probability, that is, you select the sample in such a way that each element in the study population has an equal and independent chance of selection in the sample |
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Questionnaire |
a written list of questions, the answers to which are recorded by respondents |
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Reliability |
research instrument that is able to provide similar results when used repeatedly under similar conditions is described as "reliable"; indicates accuracy, stability, and predictability of a research instrument: higher the reliability, the higher the accuracy |
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Research Design |
a procedural plan that is adopted by the researcher to answer questions validly, objectivity, accurately and economically; addresses questions that determine the path you are proposing to take for your research journey |
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Research Instrument |
anything that becomes a means of collecting information |
interview schedules, questionnaires, notes on field observations, field diaries, information collected from secondary notes, interview guide |
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Research Problem |
any issue, problem or question that becomes the basis of your inquiry; it is what your want to find out about during your research endeavour |
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Research Proposal |
details your operational plan as to how you are going to find answers to your research questions; outlines the various tasks you plan to undertake to fulfil your research objectives or obtain answers to your research questions |
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Sample |
a subgroup of the population which is the focus of your research inquiry and is selected in such a way that it represents the study population; composed of a few individuals from whom you collect the required information |
done to save time, money and other resources |
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Sample Size |
the number of individuals, usually denoted by the letter "n", from whom you obtain the required information |
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Sampling Design |
the way you select the required sampling units from a sampling population to obtain your sample; are many sampling strategies in both quantitative & qualitative research |
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Secondary Data |
sometimes the information required is already available in other sources such as journals, previous reports, or censuses, and you extract that information for the specific purpose of your study |
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Study Design |
type of design you are going to adopt to undertake your study; that is, if it is going to be experimental, correlational, descriptive, or before and after |
has a specific format and attributes |
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Unstructured Interviews |
interviews in which, you as an interviewer, have every flexibility in terms of questions that you ask of your respondents, explanation you provide, wording you use, and the sequence in which you ask them |
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Variables |
an image, preception, or concept that is capable of measurement-hence capable of taking on different values; a concept that can be measured; property that takes on different values; rational unit of measurement that can assume any one of a number of designated values |
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