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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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- Q1What is the main purpose of research ?To find solutions to challenges in societyTo solve all problemsTo search again for answersTo do deeper analysis30s
- Q2When initiating research, what is the first step to be taken?Determine a research topic/themefind respondentsdo data analysisobtain ethics clearance from the university30s
- Q3What is meant with the 'research problem'?A problem in society or gap in theory that should be addressedhow to solve problemswhen the research is problematicthe research cannot be performed30s
- Q4what is the purpose of the 'research question'?to make sure that data is correctit helps to identify a research themeto determine the issue of question that needs to be researchedto ensure ethics clearance30s
- Q5what is the main difference between qualitative and quantitative studies?qualitative studies focus on the thoughts, opinions, feelings of people about a certain issue or question, while qualitative studies look mostly at numbers and statisticsthere is not a big difference reallyqualitative: the quality of the research; quantitative; how much research you have to doquantitative: about quantities; qualitative: about people's qualities30s
- Q6when I determined my research question, what is the important next step in the research process?to obtain the findings as soon as possibleto analyse my datato determine my research population and data collection instrumentsto make sure I am ethical in my research30s
- Q7for a qualitative study, which data collection instruments would I usually consider?observations; experimentsi would always use interviewsquestionnaires; interviews; focus groups; textual analysisinstruments that measure quality30s
- Q8the data that collect, before I analyse that, I would call it...initial datapre-dataa collectionraw data30s
- Q9how would I analyse qualitative data that I collected?qualitative data analysis, often through thematic content analysisi would measure the datastatisticsI would consult with respondents30s
- Q10when I analyse data, would I look for ...emerging patterns and themes; similar responses and outliersinterpretationsfindingsproblems with the data30s
- Q11when I look at my raw qualitative data, will I first ...interpret itlook for findings immediatelylook at ethics problemstry to categorise the answers and look for emergent themes30s