Essays on Social Research

Discuss the reasons why a social scientist would do an exploratory study, and descriptive study. Select a research topic and show how it would be addressed through the 2 research designs. Bryman, (2015) enlightens that research designs helps in formulating adequate research methods to help a researcher to achieve the objectives of his or her research project. To this end, a social scientist is likely to select the research design to utilize in a certain project based on the unique needs of the research project in consideration. Babbie (2015) argues that exploration design is best when a research intends ...

1) Theories are to concepts as hypotheses are to variables. Hypotheses depend on tests that suggest multiple variables. On the other hand, theories are made up of concepts ("Theory and Practice of Social Research" 4). 2) Does a hypothesis propose a relationship between dimensions or variables? Yes. A hypothesis depends on the link that exists between two or several variables. Whereby, a slight change in variable ‘A,' leads to a change in variable ‘B.' In this case, it can be almost predictable that if the first event occurs on the first variable, then we expect variable ‘B' to ...

Review the discussion of the Milgram experiment on Obedience. How would you design a study to accomplish the same purpose while avoiding the ethical criticisms leveled at Milgram? Would your design be equally valid? Would it have the same effect? The Milgram experiment aimed at establishing the extent to which people were willing to harm others while following orders. However, the experiment has been criticized for utilizing research methods that are not right as well as being unethical. It is possible to design a study has the potential of achieving the same goals while at the same time adhering ...

The modern day business environment has numerous dynamics that present organizations with both opportunities and challenges. To this end, Babbie (2013) provides that managers are always striving to understand the business environment to track any changes and trends to develop and implement the appropriate responses where necessary. In this regard, social research has become an essential business practice as it helps organizations to keep track of the market environment. Shipman (2014) advises that it is essential for business managers to utilize the appropriate social research methods to ensure that they get an accurate view of changes and trends in ...

Communication

Introduction Oral history interview encompasses records of an individual’s experiences and recollection of thoughts and feelings about a specific period of time. Traditionally, an oral interview provides how individuals were affected by certain events in history in which the personal perspective adds a personal dimension in examining the past. Through oral interviews that discovery of primary resources can be obtained and most of the time, family members or members of the community can be a surprising source of information about certain events in history. Social research employs oral history as valid methodology for collecting data particularly in biographical ...

Part 1

Individual agencies categorize criminal data that is compiled in a report as Uniform Crime Reporting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the Uniform Crime Reports program which is authorized to access data from local police reports. The UCR avails vital information on the rate of crimes and rates of rape cases. This program comprises of the National Incident-Based Reporting System and the Summary Reporting System. Initially back in 1929 when the program began, it was founded by police commissioners who saw the essence of establishing a trustworthy criminal statistics for the US ("FBI — Uniform Crime Reporting," ...

English

In this essay, we would like to provide the answers to the next questions. Those are: What is a social research? What are the scientific methods of social research? Why are social researches important nowadays? The results of our theoretical part we will present with the help of the actual social research analysis. For this task, we chose the article by Mignon R. Moore 'Gendered Power Relations among Women: A Study of Household Decision Making in Black, Lesbian Stepfamilies'. We will analyze the methods the author used and the conclusions she got. Sociology is a science which studies the ...

Introduction

In social research methods, inferential statistics has a core role to play in reaching the conclusion of the analysis. There are two types of analysis involved in a research study inferential statistics and the descriptive statistics. The amount of data gathered from different subject groups cannot solely help deduce the outcome and support of the hypothesis. Inferential statistics facilitates the researcher come up with a conclusion that goes beyond the immediate data. On the other hand, descriptive statistics enable the researcher to deduce information from the given group of data. This case study contributes to explain the various tests ...

Article Review

Article Review

Graphical analysis provides a visual presentation of data (Terpening, 2011). The authors use boxplot for the graphical analysis. Box plots are used to show differences in the means as well as the dispersion for different groups (Rubin, 2012). In the study, the boxplots show the concentration of various mineral across the different location as well as the dispersion of the concentration for each group. The important features are the dispersion measures and central tendency measures. Dispersion is shown by range while the central tendency is shown by mean (Jackson, 2012). The graphs clearly show the means and ...

1. Introduction This section defines a systematic approach using tools and techniques of research to carry out a research project (Jha, 2008; Kothari, 2004; Newman & Benz, 1998). 2. Research Approach The research aims to base the underlying study on quantitative approach for data collection. Quantitative methods will be utilized for the collection of theoretical data? A statistical analysis (linear regression analysis) will be conducted to achieve this purpose with the help of the secondary quantitative data relating to chosen economic indicators in India. Past studies can also have some numeric information and inference as well. This way, the study ...

Recent research in sociology, psychology, and counseling focuses on multiculturalism and diversity. Multicultural and feminist scholars continue to criticize existing studies that do not address the issues and needs of the marginalized populations based on social status factors like sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, disability, gender, immigration status, etc. From their arguments emerges a greater force that seeks to empower the disadvantaged communities by utilizing socially just practices in research. This essay seeks to highlight ways that research methods can influence social justice initiatives. According to Susan Morrow and Ruth Fassinger different research techniques can obtain social justice objectives. ...

The Effect of Student Leadership in University Classroom Management on Attendance

Background of the study Literature Review Leadership is all about influence in the sense that the leaders find ways in which they can be sources of power to people who look up to them and in this case the followers. Transferring the leadership notion to the school area is in order. It is quite evident that school leaders ought to offer an environment where is the element of support, guidance and behavior that promotes changes in the performance and the behavior of the said school; this is according to Morgan (2015, p, 10). Morgan continues to add concerning the ...

Methodological Paradigm

I will approach the study through the Critical Theorist lens. A critical theory paradigm focuses on a research through a political perspective, whereby various groups: politicians, men, rich people, capitalism in general influence and exert power over other groups. It is all about power and influence. In other words, the critical theory approaches issues through a historical lens. The objective of the paradigm is emancipation of the oppressed (Dantzker& Hunter, 2012).For that reason, I will rely on dialogue method, which is a combination of interviews and observations with approaches that prompt reflection and conversation for a qualitative research. ...

Millennials include all those people that were born between 1982 and 2000. It is also known as the digital generation and the first internet generation. For last many years, the debate has been continued about the characteristics, attitude, behaviour and nature of new generation or Millennials (Dauria, 2015). In the same field, the debate has emerged among the researchers that New Generation or Millennials are not very much interested in news as compared to those who born and grew in the pre-internet or digital age. The concerns began when the data finding suggested that the underlying generation is not ...

Business Analytics

Executive Summary This study sought to assess whether customers who bought the African adventure will be willing to provide feedback. The study revealed that there more customers who are unwilling to provide feedback compared to those who are willing to provide feedback. A regression analysis was used to determine the factors that influence WOM intentions. WOM intentions were modelled as a function of age, income, trust and attitude. The analysis revealed that the demographic characteristics (age and income) do not influence WOM intentions. However, trust and attitude influence WOM intention. The paper recommends that smart marketing and advertising should ...

The study will use a quantitative research design. A quantitative research design allows for a faster collection of data compared to a qualitative design. It is also suitable for studying large population because it allows the researcher to use inferential statistics (Rubin, 2012). Therefore, the findings from a sample can be used to generalize information about the whole population. This study seeks to assess whether the high prices that Starbucks charges for its coffee drive consumers to its competitors. Therefore, the study is interested in all consumers of coffee at Starbucks. The population of interest is large. A survey ...

Introduction

The current study entails the determination of the constituents of a high self-esteem in young children. The methodology chapter details the approach of the researcher into answering this question. This section presents information on the paradigmatic choices of the researcher. The chapter will also outline the ontological and epistemological positions on which the study is based. The section will also outline the research design to be used and a description of the participants and their location. The methodology chapter will also highlight the materials that the researcher will use, the procedure through which the study will be performed, the ...

Quasi-experiments are research designs that attempt to mimic an experimental design. However, the researcher cannot control the assignment of study participants to groups: a key feature for true experiments (Wadsworth, n.d.). This paper explores quasi-experiments as a research design.

Part 1

Advantages of Quasi-experiments Firstly, quasi-experiments, as the name suggests, are not true experiments. They contain elements of both a true experimental and correlational research (Jackson, 2012). Therefore, they allow the researcher to obtain stronger conclusion compared to when they conduct a pure correlational research. Secondly, quasi-experiments are useful in circumstances when conducting a true experiment is either infeasible or very ...

Objectives

This research aims at establishing the effects of using social media as a tool for marketing in small businesses. The research seeks to address the benefits associated with using social media to market a business. If there are no benefits then what are the limitations? If there are both benefits and limitations, which one outweighs the other? From these questions, we can then deduce the general effect of social media as a business marketing tool (Churchill and Iacobucci, 2010).

Methods of Research

In conducting the research, a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of research will be used (Matthews and Ross, 2014). ...

Introduction and Thesis

A reflection on various countries all around the world depicts the persistent emergence of revolts against the ruling government (s). In the year 2011, the world woke up to the news that a major revolution was developing in Egypt. Often connoted as the “Arab Spring,” the revolution was characterized by the polarization of the Egyptians who had developed a negative notion against the government. The Egyptians perceived their government as corrupt, tyrannical, and oppressive. As a result, a significant portion of the Egyptians occupied the Tahrir Square in Cairo protesting against the ruling regime. In the beginning, only thousands ...

SOCIAL INTERVENTION.

Introduction. Social work is a discipline or a profession that is practiced by qualified sociologists. It involves seeking to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals, communities or even societies (Siporin, 1975). Social work enhances social change, cohesion, empowerment, and development. Social work is interconnected with social justice, Human rights, and respect for diversities. It involves the provision of social welfare in order to alleviate the economic and social problems that people face. Such difficulties include health care, education, and food security (Sach, 2003). A sociologist connects people and structures so as to tackle the challenges of life and promote the ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis, 2012). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (2012) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

Introduction

Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) is the indicators of the general economic condition of a country. These indicators give a description of the general economic and financial welfare of the nation, because the higher the level of production means higher level of the country's well-being. The subject of the study of the GDP and GNP is economic units - residents, producing goods and services for the end-user over a certain period of time (Investopedia, 2003). The indicator of GDP and GNP are very important for the economy as a whole. They are used to describe ...

Introduction

Roberts (2003, p.89) argued that performance appraisal is a controversial management tool that provides answers to problems within the system design and administration of organizations. Majority of the organisations have adopted appraisal systems to enable it gauge employee performance in trying to boost morale, and reward them accordingly. However, despite the importance and popularity of the performance appraisal in organisations, its implementation and effectiveness have been controversial (Liu and Dong, 2012, pp. 150). In fact, some studies revealed that there are many performance appraisal systems that have completely failed to motivate employees to do a better job (Oh and Lewis, 2009, ...

Introduction

This chapter gives an analysis of the results of the study to derive insights on why insider threats remains to be one of the leading and challenging security issues to deal with. The results of the study present a vague picture of what motivates insider threats in private organizations. The questions of why, what and how will be answered with references to the data obtained from the study. This section also demonstrates the actions taken by organizations and tries to link it with theoretical frameworks and pool of knowledge developed by earlier scholars.

Analysis

The belief that insider threats ...

Introduction

Roberts (2003, p.89) argued that performance appraisal is a controversial management tool that provides answers to problems within the system design and administration of organizations. Majority of the organisations have adopted appraisal systems to enable it gauge employee performance in trying to boost morale, and reward them accordingly. However, despite the importance and popularity of the performance appraisal in organisations, its implementation and effectiveness have been controversial (Liu and Dong, 2012, pp. 150). In fact, some studies revealed that there are many performance appraisal systems that have completely failed to motivate employees to do a better job (Oh and Lewis, 2009, ...

Interview as a social research method

Introduction

Research plays an integral role in enhancing quality of life and transforming the society. It is defined as a scientific and systematic inquiry that is involves the use of inductive and deductive approaches to examine a social problem. Social scientists understand that research is important because it enables them to describe, predict, explain and solve social problems. As scientists, social scientists employ different research methods to conduct social research and valid their claims empirically. Although research methods differ in many aspects, they can grouped in two main dimensions namely; qualitative design and quantitative design. In quantitative design, a social scientist collects, ...

Question 1

Research is an artistic work carried out on a methodical basis sequentially to increase the stockpile of knowledge of man in the society; the knowledge researched is used to formulate new applications. In Bhatti (2003) the Research is about how social justice and non-traditional contributors impart on higher education system. The research question in Bhatti (2003) research comes out clearly at the end of his introduction. Bhatti (2003) uses tale of border crossing, drift and instrumentation to justify his work. Bhatti uses Higher Education Statistic Agency of England data in the research. That’s enough evidence that research depend on ...

1. Evaluation and analysis of research methods, as well as, their uses, strengths and limitations

A research method is a systematic way of investigating or searching for new knowledge. In sociological research, there are many different types of research methods. Two of these include correlation method and meta-analytic method. Correlation method is a statistical relational technique wherein it requires the determination of the strength of relationship between or among variables, such that a systematic change in the value of a variable is accompanied by a systematic change in the other. The strength of the relationship between two or more variables provides an indication of how one or more of the said variables can predict another from occurring. The reciprocal ...

Introduction

The financial crisis that extended throughout the world resulted into substantial back drop in the pace of growth of most of the developed countries and has by this time affecting financial markets and growth prospects in the countries developing. The adjustment measures that were structurally set up, the limited or no protection for emerging markets or economies, globally there were unregulated free markets, and debt accumulation by nations all led to the global economic and financial crisis.

This period was one that saw economies collapse, markets stumble, poverty and unemployment among individuals in various countries increased to alarming levels. ...

Introduction

The fundamental objective of governments is to protect their citizens. As the most discernable government arm, law enforcement authorities (police force) are on the forefront in the contest to protect the public from harm, and to maintain public order. To achieve this objective, the society gives a unique power in civil government to the police force, which involves controlling the behaviour of the public. In the most undeviating way, and on a daily routine, police officers are involved in the control and management of the behaviour of the fellow citizens (Adams et.al, 1999).

Police officers are government executives who are tasked ...

Distinction between online research methods

The term research comes from a Latin word meaning to know. Therefore, research is defined as the systematic study which aims at investigating, collecting, recording and the analysis of the collected data. Burns and Ronald (2011). There are different ways through which research can be done. Some of the methods include field work, distribution of questionnaires to the selected respondents and interview. Each of the mentioned research methods employs a particular technique. However, this paper aims at critically and coherently unfolding the difference between online research, web-based research and the online survey research.

Online research entails the process of investigating and ...

1). Introduction This section should introduce the topic that you plan to research. You should detail the specific question you seek to answer (e.g. what is the nature of the relationship between CCTV installation and burglary reduction?) and set out a short list of clear aims and objectives.

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Zimbabwe has one of the most notorious crime statistic worldwide. With more than 75% of unemployed people in the country (Sunga, 1997), a variety of violent and nonviolent crimes became the only means of survival for many young citizens of Zimbabwe. Several international studies demonstrated that while walking in the daylight an ...

Tearoom trade: a study of homosexual encounters in public places book, was written by Laud Humphreys as a Ph.D. dissertation with the title "Tearoom trade." The study aimed at analyzing homosexual's behaviors practiced in public toilets. Humphreys affirmed that the men who took part in homosexuality acts emanated from various social backgrounds. The homosexuals differed in their personal motives and belonged to the categories of either being "straight," "bisexual," or "gay." The study tried to identify the common stereotypes associated with men homosexuality in public places. In the study, he realized that most homosexuals lived normal lives, they had families with ...

Techniques used when doing quantitative research are not the only way of telling the validity of findings. This is because some of the quantitative researches are likely to be inappropriate. The reason behind this is that in quantitative research assumptions are made that social research science is valid if based on ;experimental data ,official statistics, operational definitions of variables and random sampling. This assumptions have many defects .for example an exclusion of the behavior observation in everyday life .quantification is at times useful as it reveals social processes that are basic. There are some areas of social reality that ...

A Review of a Journal article

What are the key objectives of the study? The key objective of the study is to guide the reader about all the aspects of the research processes, which mainly includes objective formulation, choosing appropriate research methods, securing participants of the research and data collection, analysis and interpretation.

What is the research problem?

The research problems refer from simple to complex, depending on the nature and number of variables (both dependent and independent) and the nature and relationship between the variables (Bryman, 2012, pp. 3). Once you understand the nature of the problem, it will make you able to develop the result of a specific ...

Introduction

Globalization, also referred to as the process through which the world has become one single village has numerous effects (Gillespie & Hennessey, 2011, p. 16). The most notable effect of globalization is increased competition because all companies are in a position to access similar clientele. This poses a significant challenge many companies which are multinational in nature. This is because they have to devise new and better methods of attracting and retaining customers. The act of attracting and retaining customers is referred to as marketing (Chartier & Johnson, 2011, p. 211). Firms that operate globally engages in international strategic marketing, that is, marketing ...

X X X X X 1 Introduction Since the 1930s a new philosophical direction developed almost without recognition of the public. Since then it gained in importance, till it has reached quite recently the predominant role. While this philosophical movement was in the beginning described as Logical Empiricism, or Neopositivism it is nowadays much more accurately described bas Analytical Philosophy. It conducts language and notion analysis on the basis of logic. Gaining popularity in the last years it has altered and even erased some old concepts of classical philosophy. - Vienna Circle ...

Introduction

This paper critiques and analyzes important elements and aspects of research methods and approaches that are used to compile and present peer-reviewed journals. To this end, the essay will evaluate two peer-reviewed journals and evaluate the research components that are used to gather data, analyze the data and draw conclusions.

Overview of the Studies

The papers include one by Tabi et al that focuses on women in polygynous marriages. The second peer reviewed article research under review focuses on failures and successes in polygamous families by Slonim-Nevo and Al-Krenawi which discusses important elements of marriages where a man has many wives. The focus on ...

The debate on whether children raised by gay parents suffer disadvantages as compared to those raised by a married mother and father is common. The research comparing children raised by heterosexual couples and those raised by homosexual couples has been inconclusive. The homosexual population raising children is so small compared to the one that does not. That is a hindrance in obtaining a representative sample. The advocates of homosexual parenting claim that there are no differences that would suggest any disadvantages between children raised by either parent dynamic i.e. heterosexual or homosexual parents. Other people believe that there is a difference between the ...

Among Law Enforcement Agencies

POLICE RETENTION 2 Introduction Maintaining an adequate police personnel level is one of the most prominent challenges currently facing the field of law enforcement. The supply and demand for competent officers are going to be changed due to intensifying law enforcement errands, escalating attrition and declining resources. These challenges might have initiated throughout the latest economic recession and actually worsened as the economy improved (Wilson & Weiss, 2014). The question arises whether the durable obligation of applicants and current officers will continue in times of economic development since enrollment and retention of officers have both become an escalating ...

Origins of sociological inquiry: Industrial revolution and emergence of the scientific approach

Introduction The field of sociology came into its own when scientific methods started getting systematically employed by social philosophers in nineteenth century Europe. This paper discusses the impact of industrial revolution on the development of social sciences as a discipline, the assumptions that underlie scientific methods employed by sociologists, and whether the inherent nature of social science research lends itself to objectivity. It also highlights the implications and consequences of social science research.

The birth of Sociology

The origin of Sociology, as a formal field of study is relatively recent. Historically, the discourse on social behavior was the preserve of social philosophers. However, the ...

1. Introduction The banking industry is one of the most important and crucial industries in any economy as they perform many vital financial functions associated with the development of the nation’s economy (Scott, 2007). The utility provided by banks to the customers determines the popularity of the bank in the market and likewise also has an impact on the competitive position of the bank in a particular market. As banks are a part of the service industry, the competency of a given banks is largely dependent on the human resources employed in the organisation. This document analyses the aspect ...

Rights for terrorists: Research Design

Introduction Thesis Statement: The United States government should follow international examples in integrating civil rights to extremist elements. Research questions: Should terrorists have the same civil rights as all Americans? Should policies against terrorism include these civil rights in their execution procedures? Proposed hypothesis: Terrorists are entitled to civil rights protection as any average America citizen in their prosecution and conviction process of the accused terrorist crime.

Methodology

There are two types of methodologies applicable to research practice, namely qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative method reveals findings using statistical interpretations while qualitative are descriptive and exploratory in ...

Elizabeth Villanueva

Evidence Base Practice Abstract Tuberculosis is a bacterial caused disease which majorly affects the respiratory system with its effects with time, affecting the body and the entire immune system. Tuberculosis in this age of HIV/AIDs is a major opportunistic disease which if not detected early can exacerbate the health of a patient with HIV/AIDS (National Tuberculosis Conference (Bangladesh), Hossain, S, & National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh, 2009). Immigrants have traditionally been the most vulnerable groups when it comes to tuberculosis. Immigrants globally have been a hot bed for the deadly disease. The level of exposure of Tuberculosis among immigrants around the globe ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

Requirements for the Masters in Public Policy and Administration Degree The thesis of is approved by __________________________________

Chairperson

ABSTRACT California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...

1- What is the title of your dissertation?

Changing the Resistance to Change in Organizations through Leadership 2- Which two or three key terms best capture the major topic area you intend to investigate. Do not use, simply on their own, "leadership", "innovation", or "change" since we know one or more of these will be pertinent?

Organizational change; innovation and learning; leading through change;

3- Which sources of information (books, journal papers, websites, etc.) would you classify as essential for inclusion in your review of the available research literature? List no more than three sources you consider seminal? The review of the available research literature should include academic sources (books and journal papers), ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter V California has passed several workers compensation reform bills in recent years, in both the assembly and senate of the state legislature. Each reform bill has addressed perceived problems in the California Workers Compensation (WC) system depending on the factors present that influenced political agenda setting at the time. Therefore, the research presented here created the following hypothesis. If the processes for injured workers were assessed based on the historical outcomes, a better strategy could be designed. In order to test the hypothesis, the goal of the research was to interpret the complexities of SB 899 and SB ...

Introduction

Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist with interests in interactionism and methods of social research. He believed that people create their own social reality through both group and individual action. Through his work, he stressed that the creation of social reality is a continuous process and always criticized the positivistic social research approach. He believed that applying positivistic methods to social research would create results that could be ignorant of empirical realities of the social world. According to him, it’s the examination of the empirical world demands that one should be put in a theoretical form with no conventional protocol ...

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design The research design is a procedural plan adopted by the researcher to answer research questions objectively, accurately, validly and economically. In general, the research design plays two key roles. First, it aids in the identification and development of logical arrangements and procedures required to undertake a study. Second, the design lays emphasis on the quality (objectivity, validity and accuracy) of the underlying procedures. When conducting research, it is vital to note that the research design is distinct from the method through which data are collected. In general, there are a number of ways in which research designs ...

Report on Methodology 2

Introduction 2 Instrument 2 Background 5 Methodology consideration 5 Benefits and Limitations of Methods 5 Sample and Population 5 Data collection 6 Data analysis 6 Ethical considerations 6 Reliability and validity 7 Confidentiality of participants 8 Conclusion 8

References 9

Report on Methodology Introduction This report reflects the research strategy and research method selected for the study titled “Benefits of Learning”. The core research question of this study is to investigate the gains that the university students achieve upon completion of a degree/program, other than just having the degree ...

Population

Population in research means the whole composition of individual or items that could possibly be included in the study. This is the whole inclusion on which inferences will be drawn based on random sampling (Wysocki, 2008). Subpopulation is a subset of a population where it has different properties therefore said to be heterogeneous. For example, in our study, victims of disasters are heterogeneous since they come from different social, economic, and political backgrounds.

Sampling

A sample is a subgroup of individuals selected from a population. Sampling in simple terms means selecting a portion of the population in the study area which will be a representative of ...

Poverty is the bane of any society. Poor do not have money to buy food and clothes, heat their homes and find safe shelter. Extreme poverty occurs in several parts of the world and causative factors differ in developed and developing nations. While having a single meal per day could be measure in countries like India, in the western countries having money to buy gifts is a measure to poverty. The World Bank estimates that the world has 1,215 million people living on less than per $1.25 per day (The World Bank, 2010). European Union though considered wealthy region surprisingly ...

Market research

Market research 1 There are six major steps for conducting market research. The first step is definition of the problem and involves understanding what is required. The second is to develop an approach towards solving the problem. The third is research design, which involves determining how to conduct the research, whether through interviews, questionnaires or both. Data collection then follows. The fifth step is analysis of data and finally they sixth step is a report on everything achieved. 2 Four types of information that a business could gain from conducting market research include customer preferences, competitor activity, ...

Introduction

In the research on disaster management during a disastrous situation both natural and man-made disasters such as earthquakes, hurricane, tornadoes and terrorist attacks, I would suggest to use Descriptive Design. These kind of design provides answers to the questions of where, when, what, who and how. It provides information concerning the existing status of the happening and explains what exists with respect to the condition of the situation (Creswell & Creswell, 2007). It involves collecting data in order to test hypotheses or answer questions concerning the current status of the situation. It also involves conversion of data in numerical form so ...

INTRODUCTION

The research methodology chapter provides scientifically developed guideline for research process. Research methodology systematically defines postulates to be followed in order to successfully account important areas of the research within available resource. Under development research methodology is a guideline for the research entitled “Organizational Change to a Project Management Culture in an Organization”. Underlying developed research methodology provides theoretical assumption considered for developing the research. Moreover, I have also shed light upon the limitations applicable to the research due to set of methods and approaches employed (Beiske, 2007).

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Conceptual framework is the skeleton of the research that is developed with ...

INTRODUCTION

The research methodology chapter provides scientifically developed guideline for research process. Research methodology systematically defines postulates to be followed in order to successfully account important areas of the research within available resource. Under development research methodology is a guideline for the research entitled “Organizational Change to a Project Management Culture in an Organization”. Underlying developed research methodology provides theoretical assumption considered for developing the research. Moreover, I have also shed light upon the limitations applicable to the research due to set of methods and approaches employed (Beiske, 2007).

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Conceptual framework is the skeleton of the research that is developed with ...

Introduction

Quantitative research is a systematic empirical study of a phenomenon using mathematical, statistical or computational techniques. Quantitative research seeks to investigate the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable or variables. This paper seeks to critique a quantitative study that employs an experimental approach. For this purpose, this paper chooses an article by Min Wang, Charles Perfetti and Ying Liu titled “Chinese-English Biliteracy Acquisition: Cross-Language and Writing System Transfer”

Summary of the Study

The study sought to investigate the relationship between cross-language and writing system in Biliteracy acquisition by students who were learning to read in two diverse writing systems- English and Chinese. To this ...

Probability sampling includes any sampling method, which uses random selection forms. In random selection, a process must be set up to give each unit in the population an equal chance or probability to be selected. Non-probability sampling, on the other hand, is a technique of sampling that gathers samples in a process where each unit in the population is not given an equal chance of selection. It does not utilize random sampling methods. Its subjects are normally selected based on the researcher’s personal judgment or their accessibility.

Examples of probability sampling methods include:

- Simple random sampling: every unit in the population has an equal chance of ...

Part A

Qualitative research is employed in long term care facilities extensively. This is because long term care facilities provide various services to people suffering from chronic ailments and people in their old age who require specialized care and attention. Because of the delicate nature of this job, it is therefore important to have constant appraisal and feedback from both the care-givers and the patients. Qualitative research, therefore, lends itself to this area of service in many ways. Qualitative research methods are means through which inquiry is done to provide a deep understanding of perceptions and the “how” and “why” aspects ...