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Purpose of the study Exploration, an exploratory study is undertaken when not much is known about the situation at hand, or no information is available on how similar problems or research issues have been solved in the past. Description, a descriptive study is undertaken in order to ascertain (know) and be able to describe the charateristics of the variables of interest in a situation. Hypothesis testing Case study --- qualitative in nature are... ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Unit of analysis Individuals Dyads – studying two person interactions.. Groups Organizations Machines etc. ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Types of investigation Establishing: Causal relationships Correlations Group differences Ranks etc. ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Probability/Nonprobability Sample size Sampling design Probability/Nonprobability Sample size ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Extent of researcher interference Minimal: studying events as they normally occur Manipulation and/or control and/or simulation ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
One-shot: cross-sectional Time series Longitudinal Panel Time horizon One-shot: cross-sectional Time series Longitudinal Panel ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Study setting Contrived / conduct Noncontrived ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
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Measurement and measures Operational definition Items (measure) Scaling Categoring Coding ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Data collection method Observation Interview Questionnaire Physical measurement Unobtrusive/transparant ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
Data analysis ghozalimaski_feub 14/11/2018
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