Practical Research 2

Practical Research 2
Luisito Cagandahan Abueg

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Table of Contents

UNIT 1 The domain of quantitative research

1.1 Introducing the realm of quantitative data
1.1.1 Review of qualitative research
1.1.2 Hierarchy of data
1.1.3 Data and measurements
1.2 Quantitative data in research
1.2.1 Why are quantitative data important?
1.2.2 Complementation of quantitative and qualitative data
1.2.3 Research areas and quantitative data
1.3 Theoretical and empirical relationships
1.3.1 Definition of theoretical relationships
1.3.2 Mathematical models
1.3.3 From theoretical to empirical validation
1.3.4 Statistical models

UNIT 2 Research conceptualization and formulation

2.1 Determination of the problem
2.1.1 Working title
2.1.3 Background and motivation
2.2 Purposes of the study
2.2.1 Research questions and objectives
2.2.2 Targeted contributions
2.3 Scope and limitations
2.3.1 Research coverage
2.3.2 Limitations and constraints

UNIT 3 Selection of related and relevant literature

3.1 Uses of related literature
3.1.1 Identifying research gaps in literature
3.1.2 Updating the review of literature
3.3.3 Online databases and research portals
3.3.4 Streamlining: from related literature to relevant literature
3.2 Ethical considerations
3.2.1 Citation and acknowledgements
3.2.2 Ethics related to research
3.2.3 Other issues related to research literature

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UNIT 4 Research framework and data collection methods

4.1 The research framework and methodology
4.2 Elements of a research framework
4.2.1 Definition of terms
4.2.2 Framework designs
4.2.2 Schematic diagrams
4.2.3 Hypotheses of the study
4.3 Data collection instruments
4.3.1 Respondent interviews and surveys
4.3.2 Laboratory experiments
4.3.3 Meta-analysis
4.4 Sampling designs
4.4.1 Sample size determination
4.4.2 Randomization techniques
4.4.3 Representability issues

UNIT 5 Research implementation and data analysis

5.1 Data collection
5.2 Descriptive statistics
5.2.1 Tables
5.2.2 Figures
5.3 Data analysis
5.3.1 Correlation
5.3.2 Bivariate regression

UNIT 6 Conclusions and some way forward

6.1 Synthesis of the research undertaking
6.2 Conclusions from the research
6.3 Some way forward and suggestions
6.4 Completion of the research project
6.4.1 Thesis or research paper
6.4.2 Poster presentation
6.4.3 Infographics
6.4.4 Research notes and book chapters
6.5 Epilogue

Appendix: statistical analysis using spreadsheets

References
Glossary of terms
Index

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