1.

Identify a research question in a journal article and discuss what

approach would be best to study the question and why?

My research question comes from the National Open University of

Nigeria Law Journal Vol 1. No.1. 2013. One of the articles in that journal
is titled – Environmental Protection and Legal Regulation in Nigeria by
Iroye Samuel.
The research question I would like to bring out for a study limiting my
scope to noise pollution is this - what impact has noise pollution caused
by religious activities had on the residents in Akure, Ondo State?
The approach I would use in attempting to get answers to this question
would be the mixed methods approach.
A pragmatic worldview would be adopted to tackle the issue, bringing
out the consequences of these actions and proffering solutions.
The exploratory sequential approach would be used for data analysis. A
mixture of both quantitative and qualitative data gathering would be
adopted.
Interviews would be conducted with various religious leaders,
especially churches and mosques to find out their views on noise
pollution, all an interview with personnel of the ministry of
environment would also be conducted. From their interviews, data
would be analysed and findings noted.
Questionnaires would also be drawn for selected residents who are
affected by the effects of this noise. Their responses would be collated
and findings drawn. The results of both the interviews and the
questionnaires would be used to answer the above research question.
 2. Take a topic that you would like to study and using the four
combinations of worldviews, designs and research methods,
discuss a project that brings together a worldview, designs and
methods. Identify whether this would be quantitative, qualitative
or mixed methods?
Topic: The role of Broadcasting stations in the 2020 Endsars Lagos
protest.
A study like this would require a constructivist worldview approach. The
reason for this is so we study and understand the role the media played
during the protest.
The qualitative approach will expose to us how youths are influenced
by the television and radio broadcasts.
Interviews with radio stations and focus group discussions with select
youth groups will the data gathering.
The data gathered will help us have and understanding of the roles of
the media and help in suggestion policies and programs that can help
the youth society in becoming less violent.

3. What distinguishes a quantitative study from a qualitative study?

Mention three characteristics.

a. Quantitative research focuses more on testing objectives theories

by examining the relationship among variables while qualitative
 research focuses and attempts to explore and understand the
meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social human problem.

b. Quantitative research makes use of close-ended questions in their

research methods while qualitative research uses open-ended
questions when work on their research.

c. Quantitative research uses more of numbers and statistical

analysis to generate and test data while qualitative research uses
a lot of words as they seek to explore the relationship between
issues using more of textual analysis.