Research Design 1

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deals with the method of selecting items
to be observed for the given study

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sampling design

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relates to the conditions under which the observations are to be made

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observational design

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concerns with the question of how many items are to be observed and how the information and data gathered are to be analysed

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statistical design

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deals with the techniques by which the procedures specified in the sampling, statistical and observational designs can be carried out

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operational design

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advance planning of the methods to be adopted for collecting the relevant data and the techniques to be used in their analysis, keeping in view the objective of the research and the availability of staff, time and money

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Research design

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Interviews, Observations

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Exploratory Research Design

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Ethnography

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Descriptive Research Design

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Sampling

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Explanatory Research Design

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Research Design can categorize into three types

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1.Exploratory

2.Descriptive

3.Explanatory

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variable depends upon or is a consequence of the other variable

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dependent variable

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variable that is antecedent to the dependent variable

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independent variable

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Independent variables that are not related to the purpose of the study, but may affect the dependent variable

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Extraneous variable

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Whatever effect is noticed on dependent variable as a result of of extraneous variable(s) is technically described as an …….

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experimental error

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One important characteristic of a good research design
minimise the influence or effect of extraneous variable(s)

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Control

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used when design the study minimising the effects of extraneous independent variables

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Control

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In experimental researches used to refer to restrain experimental conditions

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Control

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When the dependent variable is not free from the influence of extraneous variable(s), the relationship between the dependent and independent variables
The relationship is called

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Confounded relationship

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must contain, at least, one independent and one dependent variable

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Research hypothesis

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Predictive statements which are to be objectively verified or the relationships that are assumed be tested are termed ……

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Research hypothesis

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When the purpose of research is to test a research hypothesis
termed as …….

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hypothesis-testing research

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research in which an independent variable is not manipulated is called

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non-experimental hypothesis-testing research

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Research in which the independent variable is manipulated is termed

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experimental hypothesis-testing research

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a group is exposed to usual conditions

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control group

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a group is exposed to some novel or special condition

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experimental group

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different conditions under which experimental and control groups are put are usually referred to a

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Treatments

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process of examining the truth of a statistical hypothesis, relating to some research problem, is known as

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Experiment

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pre-determined plots or the blocks, where different treatments are used, are known as

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Experimental unit(s)

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conditions generate data that can be described in words but not in numbers

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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

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Data is generated in forms of numbers

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QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

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design of inquiry from the humanities in which the researcher studies the lives of individuals and asks one or more individuals to provide stories about their lives

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Narrative research

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design of inquiry coming from philosophy and psychology in which the researcher describes the lived experiences of individuals about a phenomenon as described by participants

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Phenomenological research

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design of inquiry from sociology in which the researcher derives a general, abstract theory of a process, action, or interaction grounded in the views of participants

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Grounded theory

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design of inquiry coming from anthropology and sociology in which the researcher studies the shared patterns of behaviors, language, and actions of an intact cultural group in a natural setting over a prolonged period of time

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Ethnography

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design of inquiry found in many fields, especially evaluation, in which the researcher develops an in-depth analysis of a case, often a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals

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Case studies

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involves combining or integration of qualitative and quantitative research and data in a research study

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Mixed methods

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Qualitative data tends to be open-ended without predetermined responses while quantitative data usually includes closed-ended responses such as found on questionnaires or psychological instruments

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Mixed methods