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In response to the question set, I will go into detail of the study, consisting of the background, main hypotheses, as well the aims, procedure and results gathered from the study; explaining the four research methods chosen to investigate,

· The results of the study, the interpretation of the data by the authors and any conclusions they include at the end of the article.

The research methods used were based on social research methods. (Walter, 2006). The methods used where a quantitative and qualitative research approach to gathered data and analyse the findings. In addition, using observation, conducting survey, an interview, past lectures and tutorials material, research and access of media guided this

What is/are the research question(s) addressed in this study and what is the purpose (5 points)?

In your own words, provide background information (two sentences) that sets up the purpose of the study. This information will likely be found in the Introduction.

This chapter will discuss and outline the case study and the ethical consideration of the research. Research is a mutual undertaking between researchers and participants and therefore, must be handled with trust and fairmindedness. This is to “avoid harm to participants, ensure informed consent of participants, respect the privacy of participants and to avoid the use of deception” (Gray, 2011, p.73). Furthermore, consent must be given without coercion, meaning that participants fully understand the actions of the research and how the results will be used, Burns (2000).

Sample (sampling techniques, sample size, sample characteristics) Two authors independently reviewed the references to identify studies for inclusion and extracted data to assessed risk of bias in all included studies.

This paper involves the critical analysis of a quantitative study and qualitative study. The results, discussion and global issues are discussed here. The author tried to identify the validity and trustworthiness of the study by conducting the critique.

Therefore due to the social, personal and language related research required (Cottrell, 2014), a qualitative method of research was elected, as the quantitative method would have produced irrelevant and non-opinionated views (Denscombe, 2014; Hoepfl, 1997), although potentially any form of research method can cause limitations during research (Trafimow, 2014). Consequently the qualitative sample within the interpretive paradigm produced

3. State the statistical tests or data analysis methods/procedures used in the study. (2 pts)

This chapter discusses the methods used in the study. It consists of research design, data and data source, data collection and data analysis.

-Why was the study conducted? –What was the margin of error? –What was the sample size? -What sampling design was used? –What was the response rate? –What was the frame that was used? -Who paid for the survey? –From the sample that was selected, what was the population?

This methodology section of the research report describes how the study will be conducted and the methods used to collect and analyse the data. The overall aim of this methodology section is to provide an overview on the methods employed so that a judgment can be made as to how appropriate they are and how valid the data that has been generated is. Throughout the methodology process, it is imperative to remember the question this research is aiming to answer for:

The research design used in the study was a descriptive research of the survey type and respondents were determined through multi-stage sampling techniques. The sample which was selected through simple random sampling techniques was made up of one thousand, five hundred and eighty one (1581) university undergraduates of between the age of 14 and 24 years old. This consisted of 750 males and 831 females with 265 from each of the six universities in the three selected states in Southwest Nigeria.

As qualitative research is applied in this thesis work, the author’s idea is to analyse each answer of the questionnaire in order to be able to answer research questions and get the final result of the study.