Question 1

What is the main purpose of research ?

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To find solutions to challenges in society

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To solve all problems

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To search again for answers

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To do deeper analysis

Question 2

When initiating research, what is the first step to be taken?

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Determine a research topic/theme

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find respondents

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do data analysis

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obtain ethics clearance from the university

Question 3

What is meant with the 'research problem'?

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A problem in society or gap in theory that should be addressed

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how to solve problems

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when the research is problematic

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the research cannot be performed

Question 4

what is the purpose of the 'research question'?

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to determine the issue of question that needs to be researched

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to make sure that data is correct

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it helps to identify a research theme

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to ensure ethics clearance

Question 5

what is the main difference between qualitative and quantitative studies?

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qualitative studies focus on the thoughts, opinions, feelings of people about a certain issue or question, while qualitative studies look mostly at numbers and statistics

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there is not a big difference really

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qualitative: the quality of the research; quantitative; how much research you have to do

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quantitative: about quantities; qualitative: about people's qualities

Question 6

when I determined my research question, what is the important next step in the research process?

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to determine my research population and data collection instruments

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to obtain the findings as soon as possible

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to analyse my data

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to make sure I am ethical in my research

Question 7

for a qualitative study, which data collection instruments would I usually consider?

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questionnaires; interviews; focus groups; textual analysis

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observations; experiments

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i would always use interviews

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instruments that measure quality

Question 8

the data that collect, before I analyse that, I would call it...

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raw data

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initial data

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pre-data

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a collection

Question 9

how would I analyse qualitative data that I collected?

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qualitative data analysis, often through thematic content analysis

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i would measure the data

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statistics

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I would consult with respondents

Question 10

when I analyse data, would I look for ...

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emerging patterns and themes; similar responses and outliers

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interpretations

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findings

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problems with the data

Question 11

when I look at my raw qualitative data, will I first ...

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try to categorise the answers and look for emergent themes

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interpret it

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look for findings immediately

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look at ethics problems

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