Methodology

The demarcation of science Introduction The demarcation problem is the one that tries to distinguish “science” from “non-science”-which is a misnomer-. In the present day science and technology are the heart of our modern society. To solve that problem we need to know, what is science, and what is non-science. Many areas of our lives rely on the definitive answer to the demarcation issue. All non-science is not pseudo-science. According to Hansson (1996) Pseudo-science has to be unscientific and…

Analysing research on National Poverty Alleviation Program (Samurdhi Development Program) of Sri Lanka Introduction The aim of this paper is to critically examine and assess the attempts of two research studies in collecting evidence for the same development problem. Poverty is selected to study as the contemporary development issue in Sri Lanka and particularly poverty alleviations interventions of the government will be examined in this paper. However as mentioned the trust of this analysis…

Article Critique Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Article Critique Abstract Does the abstract mention the hypothesis or purpose of the study, a summary of study design, and the main findings of the study? The article has direct abstract. Instead, a background of the study explains the need and the purpose for the study. Therefore, the background suggests that the theme of the paper is to establish the importance of lifestyle activities to the health of a person. There is no…

What is your research design and methodology? What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of the methods and/or techniques that you have used for your research so far? For my thesis, I have employed specific methodologies that complement the research aims/questions outlined above. This has been achieved so far through using a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative methods. Being primarily an economic geography thesis, the methodologies will be slightly weighted in favour of statistics…

fact which will give the question of ‘reliability’ balance and a fair approach, as ‘reliability’ is a difficult value to measure. The approach of the investigation which will best answer my research question will use the interpretivist paradigm methodology with the research approach of qualitative analysis. The methods chosen to carry out the research include interviews and case…

is to continue working costs low. As said, the firm minimizes wages and spending in different territories of the business for this goal. Another key goal of Walmart is to accomplish economies of scale to bolster the cost-administration generic methodology. To minimize costs, the firm should keep up high deals volume and vast scale operations.…

future falls. The review of the literature gives a brief summary of the importance of a before and after assessment of falls, test time limitations and the assessment tool used. The discussion of the methodology included the importance of stopping falls, especially in long-term facilities. The methodology goes over the effects of falls on the elderly, such as death and injuries. The data analysis section of this article describes how to collect data; tools used pretest and posttest, and staff…

history of immigrant integration. The central historiography I will address, focuses on the history of various nonprofits' ability to achieve their political, social, and ideological goals (such as immigrant integration). I plan to engage with the methodologies and approaches of this field directly. Most explanations of immigrants’ integration into the American political system, ask how effective nonprofits are in lobbying or acquiring political attention. Methodologically, the majority of…

Figure 1 Employee-customer satisfaction model adopted from Vilares and Coelho (2003, p. 1706) From the model by Vilares and Coelho (2003) above, employee satisfaction affects the perceptions of employees towards employee loyalty and commitment. The model also shows a direct and indirect impact of employee satisfaction on customer satisfaction. According to Young (2009) and Shim and Siegel (1999), the employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction are directly linked because of a number of…

as the study of China has continued, it is only natural that the perspectives and methodologies used to understand China would also develop and advance. Two such perspectives include Edward Said’s “Orientalism” and Paul Cohen’s “China centered” understandings of China. In both Said’s and Cohen’s works, Orientalism and Discovering History in China respectively, the authors illustrate starkly different methodologies for the studying and understanding of China. While Said’s perspective stems…