CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
• The methodology generally describes the way
the research work is carried and the equipment
(tools) and materials to be used in the process. It
is geared towards providing answers to the
research questions as stated in the significance
of the research and the objectives as set.
• The measurement of the expected outputs that
the research will produce, the set of indicators,
and expected values should also be included in
the methodology. 
Research Design
• Research design- this is referred to the approach used
in the study: Example; "this study uses the descriptive
and correlation research design since it measures the
extent of enforcement of the Land Transportation and
Traffic Rules by the traffic enforcers and drivers". You
observed that the design is "descriptive and
correlation" this is the requirement by the nature of
the study. 
Population and Locale
• Locale of the study (similar to the scope and
delimitation but only in locale, it is concentrated on the
area where the study is conducted) this determines the
area where the study is to be conducted, it may be
presented in a Map or description of the place which
includes total area, total population and all other
pertinent information regarding the area.
Data Gathering Tools
• Instrumentation or tools used in the study- refers to
those instrument used in the gathering of data, may it
be in the form of questionnaire or in any other form.
In whatever form the tool must have been validated
or relevant to the subject of the research. It should
have been framed in a manner that it directly answers
the issues required in the objectives.
Data Gathering Procedures
• Data gathering procedures- this provides answers to the nature and
extent of data to be collected, how the researcher proposes to collect
them and how the data should be processed to provide necessary
information for analysis. Note that the information to be generated
for analysis should be limited but large enough to enable the
proponent to be confident that the data collected is trustworthy and
serves the needs of the research. They may be obtained from primary
to secondary sources by actually gathering them from the field in
terms of experiments of through the use of personal interviews,
interview schedules or questionnaires in instance of social research.
Statistical Treatment
• Data analysis or statistical treatment (if it requires statistics example,
quantitative research)- this is the process of transforming the
collected data into useful information. Data analysis involves three
major steps: data preparation, descriptive statistics and inferential
statistics.
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