Introduction and Quantitative research

Question 1

Definition of research

Answer 1

Scientific method of solving unsolved problems

Question 2

Objective of research

Answer 2

1. to obtain familiarity with a phenomenon or to gain new insights
2. to examine a hypothesis of a causal relationship between variables

Question 3

Research in Degree involves…

Answer 3

1. Doing a primary research- to build upon what you have already found out about a subject
2. Comparing the findings and drawing

Question 4

How many steps are there in planning a research paper?

Answer 4

There’s 7 steps:
1. Defining the problem
2. Literature review
3. Choosing a suitable research design
4. Choosing a suitable sampling design
5. Gathering data
6. Processing and analysing data
7. Preparing for the report

Question 5

How many types of researchers are there?

Answer 5

2 types of research and they are internal and external researchers.

Internal researchers- consulting own or research department within the organisation

External researcher- A researcher who is outside of the organisation

Question 6

The advantages and disadvantages of Internal researcher

Answer 6

ADVANTAGES
1. they are aware of the organisation and its mission.
2. they usually cost lower than an external researcher
DISADVANTAGES
1. May be stereotype due long tenure in the organisation
2. biases

Question 7

The advantages and disadvantages of external researcher

Answer 7

ADVANTAGES
1. Not biased
2. Able to consider various methods of research
DISADVANTAGES
1. the cost of hiring an external researcher can be costly
2. organisational members not cooperate with them

Question 8

Quantitative research definition

Answer 8

objectives in its ways of using numerical data

Question 9

How many data types/levels of measurement are there?

Answer 9

There are 4
1. Nominal- from a person ; can be name or gender
2. Ordinal- arranged in order; example, ranking size of clothes etc.
3. Interval- No true point of ZERO; example, temperature
4. Ratio- has a true point of zero; example, money or any numerical data

Question 10

Concepts in quantitative research

Answer 10

Total of 6 and they are
1. Population- refers to the target group which is under investigation
2. Sample size- number of subjects included in a sample size
3. Sampling unit- the subjects selected for the purpose of sampling
4. Dependent and independent variables- IV (cause) DV (effect)
5. reliability- the consistency of the data
6. validity- attempting to measure accurately

Question 11

Formulating research objectives

Answer 11

Problem definition => Research question—> Research objectives–> Research Hypotheses

Question 12

Methods of data collection

Answer 12

1. Observation
2. Interview
3. Questionnaire
4. Database