Quantitative research

Title What do the words of the title suggest to you? What denotations are presented in the title? What connotations or associations do the words posses? Colossus refers to the Colossus of Rhodes, which is one of the seven wonders of the world. The Colossus of Rhodes was built to celebrate victory over the ruler of Cyprus in 305 BC. Denotations: The poem is about a new statue that resembles the Colossus in Ancient Greece. Connotations: Colossus of Rhodes was a statue in Greece that had…

Rounding Data When data is gathered and calculated, the final information presented tends to be rounded. On some occasions it may be necessary to round data, especially when rounding non-integer vales to integer values for simplicity and statistical representation. An example of this would be at the end of the calculations in sample weighting, the fractions you get are rounded to integers, since the data is based on physical objects which cannot have fractions, and so is considered extra for…

It is very interesting to read how two important articles have different ideas, opinions, and information about the Dharun Ravi case. The Merciful End of the Trial of Dharun Ravi article was written by Emily Bazelon an American journalist and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine. On the other hand, Steven Goldstein a civil rights activist, professor, and the founder of Garden State Equality, wrote Dharun Ravi is Sentenced. Dharun Ravi grew up in Plainsboro, New Jersey, and was a former…

Testing qualitative research validity and reliability is a fairly new phenomenon; it was thought that analyzing the findings was not needed because this particular type of research deals with real-time (interviews or observations). However, it was discovered that researchers showed some form of bias in their studies. The belief is that the studies were bias because most researchers are looking for some form of funding. Therefore, many are now finding themselves having to prove their…

How much information should be provided? The type of information and the level of detail to be provided will vary according to the level of governing. For example, at the program level in the health field, program managers may want to know hospital bed utilization rates; at the government level, legislators and taxpayers may want to know how the decision to locate a facility was made; and at the societal level, legislators and citizens may want to know what the health goals are for the…

The qualitative study I chose this week is “Living with a heart transplant.” The study was designed to understand and gain deeper insight into the lived experience of Iranian heart transplant recipients. The main research question in this study is “what is the meaning of living with a transplanted heart”? Having a heart problem can be devastating for anyone. However, there is treatment available ((Peyrovi, Raiesdana, & Mehrdad, 2014). It is reported that the total number of patients receiving…

The next feature which I can identify in transcript A are emoticons. Although emoticons only appear in transcript A, there are places in transcript B where an emoticon would of come into use. An example of an emoticon used is the crying with laughter emoticon, the use of the feature shows that the conversation is an informal one and also shows there is a friendship between myself and Kay. In transcript B, I write the comment 'excuse me Alison! Have you not seen my post below about your order? I…

This scenario illustrated in the textbook uses two different variables utilizing the cross-tabulation method with percentages (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, pp. 419-420). When cross-tabulation is implemented in research methods, data can be gleaned from a multitude of statistics in an easy to read and interpret form for managers and analysts to make business decisions (Yin, Hirokawa, Yau, Hashimoto, Tabata, & Nakatoh, 2013, p. 31). With equal numbers of surveys sent out to both working/middle…

Critique on quantitative research article Analysis of cost of dressing in the care of burn patient. Source This article is taken from “2000 Elsevier Science Ltd and ISBI.” Writing style This article has been written on the analysis of cost of dressing in the care of burn unit. Different patient with different stages of burns were assessed for the coat of dressing after surgical procedures in a specialized burn unit of the Ribeirao Petro Medical School Clinical…

will become aware of and modify attributes” (p.5). These applications need to be easy to use and forthright with clear directions. Overall, it’s difficult to argue the lack of benefit of this tool across the mathematical spectrum but certainly more research needs to be completed in order to be able to link manipulatives directly to achievement. Bountiful other factors go into achievement, from learning environment to lesson structure, it’s difficult to account for the growth or lack thereof…