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Research Methodology
2. A research question pinpoints exactly what you want to find out in your work.
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3. Complex Hypothesis
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6. PERFORMANCE RECORDING
7. MONKEY LEARN
8. A good literature review doesn’t just summarize sources—it analyzes, synthesizes, and critically
evaluates to give a clear picture of the state of knowledge on the subject.
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11. population
12. (i) Copies of forms used (ii) Tables not included in findings (iii) A copy of questionnaire (iv) Detail of
sampling and rate of response (v) Statement of expenses (vi) Bibliography – list of books, magazines,
journals, and other reports (vii) Any other relevant information unit y
13. Qualitative data analysis is a process of gathering, structuring and interpreting qualitative data to
understand what it represents.
Qualitative data can take the form of texts, photos, videos and audio. For example, you might be
working with interview transcripts, survey responses, fieldnotes, or recordings from natural settings.
14. SCOPUS
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23. This is referred to as a directional or alternative hypothesis, and is often abbreviated as H1. Unit 5
26. diction
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30. research
32. unit 12 for answer(i) Objectives (ii) Type of problem/subject (iii) Nature and type of research (iv)
Audience or users of research work (v) Size of report (vi) Form of writing – handwritten, typed, or
computerized. (vii) Time and cost (viii) Language (ix) Contents of report (x) Order of contents (xi)
Number of copies (xii) Format – type and size of paper; lengths width, and depth of report; and pattern
of writing including paragraph, indent, numbering, font size and type, colouring, etc. (xiii) Binding (for
soft, and, particularly, for hard copy) – type, quality of material, colour, etc., related issues.
33. stylistics
35. validity
36. A thesis statement comprises one or two declarative sentences that summarize the main point of a
paper. A thesis statement identifies the topic to be discussed, as well as the purpose of the paper itself.
Most importantly, a study’s thesis statement clearly makes an assertion and communicates to the
reader the position the author has taken on the topic. The thesis statement is commonly placed in the
opening paragraphs of a paper. Many authors also place this statement towards the end of the
introduction. Unit 5
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43. Null Hypothesis
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45. In test-retest reliability, respondents are administered identical sets of scale items at two different
times and the degree of similarity between the two measurements is determined. (issue – coefficient
can be inflated by the correlation of each item with itself) • In alternative-forms reliability, two
equivalent forms of the scale are constructed and the same respondents are measured at two different
times, with a different form being used each time. (Issue – time consuming and expensive to construct
equivalent form of scale) • Internal consistency reliability determines the extent to which different parts
of a summated scale are consistent in what they indicate about the characteristic being measured. • In
split-half reliability, the items on the scale are divided into two halves and the resulting half scores are
correlated. (Issue – results will depend on how the scale items are split) • The coefficient alpha, or
Cronbach's alpha, is the average of all possible split-half coefficients resulting from different ways of
splitting the scale items. This coefficient varies from 0 to 1, and a value of 0.6 or less generally indicates
unsatisfactory internal consistency reliabil unit 10
46. triangulation
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50. reliability
51. VALIDITY
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Data triangulation:
• Investigator triangulation:
• Theory triangulation:
• Methodological triangulation:
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