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6 SCOPE OF STUDY

This research paper is to study the determinants of House Price in Malaysia by using
the data from 1999 until 2014. This study aims to analyze whether the independent
variables, which are population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Labor Force, Interest
Rate, Inflation Rate and Real Property Gains Tax have an effect towards the rising in
House Price in Malaysia.
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The study of this research covers 14 years starting from 1999 to 2014. The data
collection of the study is based on secondary data. All data of variables are
collected from multiple online database which are Bank Negara Portal, World Bank
Website, Index Mundi and The Global Economics.

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN

There are three types of research design, explanatory research, descriptive
research, and causal research (McDaniel & Gates, 2010). According to McDaniel and
Gates (2010), explanatory research is useful when the research question is unclear
to guide the progress of the hypotheses. This research is also used to develop a
better understanding or a problem or opportunity. Descriptive research explains
more on some situation by providing a measure of the event or activity and it is
accomplished by using a descriptive statistic. Meanwhile, causal research is the
most complex compared to the other two. This is because such research design is
used to test whether one event or activity causes another (McDaniel & Gates,
2010). In this research paper, explanatory research is used for there are some
unclear research questions.
3.2 DATA COLLECTION METHOD
This research is conducted using the secondary sources data which are collected
from various resources. The sources of the data are from Bank Negara Portal, World
Bank Website, Index Mundi and The Global Economics.
In completing this report, the samples the samples that has been used are based on
13 years in an annually basis from the year 1999 to 2014. The data collected for
independent variables are population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Labor Force,
Interest Rate, Inflation Rate and Real Property Gains Tax. On the other hand, the
dependent variable is House Pricing Index.