used in the study and it will cover the research design, population and sampling techniques. The imperativeness of these research techniques was design to evaluates and analysis the available avenues. The research methodology will contain the following sub-topics such as research design which specifically deals with an evaluative study as the tool that a researcher used during the data collection phase, Population and sampling. This chapter will further include selection of site, description of…
I. Introduction 1. DEFINITION 1.1. Cyberbullying is defined as “an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself” (Smith et al 2008 ) 1.2. Cyberbully is the person who does cyberbullying 1.3. Netiquette means “respecting other user’s views and displaying common courtesy when posting your views to online discussion groups.” (BBC, 2012) 1. INTRODUCTION Advanced…
Non parametric tests It is a hypothesis test which does not need population distribution. For instance there are numerous hypothesis tests which depend upon assumptions that population must be normally distributed along with the parameters. Main advantages of non- parametric tests are that they do not rely on assumptions, so they can be easily used where population is non-normal. One thing to be kept in mind, that these tests may have few assumptions related to the data. They might not be…
Define the problem/research question The purpose of the study was to look at how African-American students experience racial microaggression, and how it impacts them. The study also looks at how African-American students react to the microaggression, and how it affects campus climate. Relevant topic The topic is important. African-American students are faced with a lot of challenges when it comes to completing their education. Several believe that they are not welcomed at some…
40 or higher on the scale is required to required to meet the SED criteria. The sampling method used was non-probability sampling, in which every element has an unknown and usually different chance of selection. Non-probability sampling is not representative of the population, no generalizations can be made, only speculations that what hold true for the sample also does for the population. Non-probability sampling was appropriate for the research question because they were not randomly…
“bible-based” group. Different groups use different tactics and this will be more apparent when there is diversity in the sample. Due to the sensitive nature of the study a sampling technique to acquire the participants is needed that would reflect this. Particularly, it is essential to use a sampling technique like the snowball sampling method (explained in the purpose section). Each participant would be…
Social Work Burnout and Its Effects on the Social Worker Name Institutional Affiliation Social Work Burnout and Its Effects on the Social Worker Introduction Social work burnout is has effects on the productivity of the worker; however, it is important to understand if and how the burnout affects a social worker. In the pursuit to understand the reality, there must be logical and empirical support (Babbie 2010, pg, 4). Like in epistemology, a science of knowing, which may rely on…
. Introduction The town of Boondocks, Alabama has a population of 604 people. The area of the town is 2.3 miles2. The community is surrounded by 65 acres of farm land. All of the adult citizens either work on the surrounding farms or in businesses within the community. There is one school building which caters to children from K4 through twelfth grade. Ten percent of the population are children under the age of 18. Thirty percent of the population are 65 or older. For at least two…
Bevelander, K. E., Anschütz, D. J., Creemers, D. H., Kleinjan, M., & Engels, R. C. (2013). The Role of Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Peer Modeling of Palatable Food Intake: A Study on Social Media Interaction among Youngsters. PLoS ONE, 8(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072481 110 male 5th and 6th grade students participated in a study looking at the impact peers have on the food intake of young people within a social media setting. Participants sat at a table with a laptop, playing a…
For this experiment they had 5 basic research questions. The first research question was from which mass mediated, interpersonal, and other mediated sources (e.g. text messaging and e-mail) are college students getting general health-related information? The second research question was from which mass mediated, interpersonal, and other mediated sources (e.g. text messaging and e-mail) are college students getting H1N1 health-related information? The third research question was what…