Research Methods Fall 2023/2024 - Weeks 8 & 9 Sally Tayie

Empirical, Systematic, Objective, Logical, Cyclical

To provide an overview of existing research and knowledge on a specific topic.

Qualitative research focuses on understanding the meaning and context of phenomena, while quantitative research focuses on measuring and analyzing numerical data.

<p>Convenience sampling, Judgmental sampling, Quota sampling, Snowball sampling</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To collect data from a sample of individuals to describe, compare, or explain their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Descriptive surveys aim to document current conditions or attitudes, while analytical surveys aim to describe and explain why situations exist by examining multiple variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Understand the goals of the project, only include relevant questions, questions should be clear and unambiguous, accurately communicate what is required from the respondents, and not assume respondents understand the questions they are asked.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can be used to investigate problems in realistic settings, the cost is reasonable considering the amount of information gathered, large amounts of data can be collected with relative ease, and helpful data for survey research already exist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Causal relationship between dependent and independent variables cannot be established, inappropriate wording and placement of questions can bias results, potential problem of talking to the wrong people, and some survey research is becoming more difficult to conduct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mail, telephone, personal interview, group administration, and the internet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Questions must be easy to read and understand, as respondents can't ask questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Talking to the wrong people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Open-ended questions and closed-ended questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Open-ended questions allow for detailed and varied responses, providing deeper insights into respondents' perspectives and experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows researchers to access a large volume of information with relative ease, and it can provide valuable historical or pre-existing data for analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They should be careful with personal and sensitive questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers