Method
Participants
Two techniques were used in collecting participants for the sample of the study. The first technique involved getting the approval of a Citrus Professor and administering surveys to students in their class after the lecture was completed. Before dispensing the surveys, students were instructed by the researchers to thoroughly, read over the consent form. In addition to this technique, researchers approach random students on campus and ask if they will be willing to take a short survey. The students then were briefly told about the purpose of the study, which was to see if there was a correlation between relationship satisfaction and academic performance, and then asked to read and give consent before participating.
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Asking questions about the participant’s age, gender, and ethical background, in addition to that, questions about the student’s current academic performance were asked, such as “What is your current overall GPA? “Have you been, or are you currently on the Dean’s list?” “ Have you ever been on academic probation while at Citrus?” “How many courses are you currently taking?” and “How many years have you been at Citrus College?” These questions were formulated to gauge the student’s current academic performance, which would later be used to see if there was a correlation between their academic performance and satisfaction levels. In the closing of section one, of the survey, participants were asked about their current relationship status, options included: single, committed relationship, married, or divorced. Depending on the answer to this question, participants were prompted to take either Part A, which was for subjects in a committed relationship and married or Part B for those who are currently single and divorced. In Part A1 (For Relationships/Married) of the survey, participants were given 10 questions, such as “ I still feel a strong connection with my partner” and “I have a warm and comfortable relationship with my partner”, from The Couples Satisfaction Index (CSI). They were asked to respond to these questions using 5-point Liker scale (1 = not true at all to 5 = completely true). In order to determine the level of satisfaction in the relationship, the
The third resource that I used is from the Office of Justice Programs/Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). A specific article titled “Intimate Partner Violence in the United States” shows a graph of intimate partner violence rates declining from 1993 to 2006. The article is quite vague, with no real description or stats stating whether or not men commit more violence against women than women do against men. “Violence between intimates is difficult to measure because it often occurs in private, and victims are often reluctant to report incidents to anyone because of shame or fear of reprisal” (S. Catalano).
There was a total of 236 participants in this survey, 173 of them being female (as shown in Table 1). The survey was distributed through various social media outlets, including: Facebook, Group Me, Twitter, email, and other online sites. The survey was intended for University of Pittsburgh undergraduate students, but due to being posted on social media, there is a possibility our survey was taken by students at other universities. We originally had 313 participants, but 77 were excluded due to their failure to complete the quality check question, or because they did not fully complete the survey by not giving us their year in school information. Materials and Procedure
Which of the following is NOT a situation in which exploratory research should be used?
Students who agree to participate in the completion of all the research instruments will be first asked to complete the first instrument, the demographics and measure of academic achievement survey (include copy of the form). The upon its completion the researcher will e-mail the participants the link to the complete each of the instruments 1) Likert and Questionnaire Type Survey, 2) Children’s Self-Efficacy Scale, and 3) Self-handicapping scale survey to be submitted online.
Consent was obtained and the questionnaire completed as part of participation in the CFP psychology class. Data collected consisted of gender designation and the 10 item questionnaire responses The instructions at the top of the questionnaire indicated each participant to choose which letter(s) best represent their feelings in terms of how strongly they agreed or disagreed with each statement. Participants were to not consult with others and work fairly quickly. The questionaries should have taken a maximum of five minutes to complete as participants were asked to choose the first answer that comes to mind.
The first step in conducting research is identifying a problem. It is important in this step to choose a problem that you are interested in and could provide a creative solution to. Also, choose a problem that has relevance. Do not choose a problem that is random or too difficult to find a solution to. The second step in conducting research is reviewing the literature. In this step, you are reading all of the papers, and reviewing all of the similar research that relates to the problem you identified in the first step. This step will relate the relevance of your research to previous and future research by others. This step will also educate you about what research has been conducted about your problem, how the research was completed, and what conclusion was drawn from the previous research. The third step of research is clarifying the problem. In this step, you take the identified problem from step one and narrow it down into a smaller issue. The goal of
The participants were 293 university students doing a 200 level Psychology paper. 290 students (99%) completed the non experimental—survey questions properly and 3 students (1%) did not. The 3 students who did not complete the survey questions were dropped out of the experiment. Out of the 290 students in the experiment, 77 were males (27%) and 213 were females (73%). Participant’s age ranged from 17 years and above. Out of the 290 participants, 27 were aged 17—18years (9%), 189 ages 19—20years (65%), 39 aged 21—23 years (13%) and 35 aged 24 years and above (12%).
I have been hired to conduct a research project for university here in Washington DC. I will be meeting with my University clients to explain the research strategy that I will be developing. This strategy is critical for the success of the research project; I will help my client understand what research strategy is and how to prepare a report that addresses the following topics. First I will discuss how research topics are selected. I will then discuss the importance of the purpose statement and explain how research questions and hypothesis are developed. I will then discuss the null and alternative hypothesis and how they support the research effort. I will also discuss how research effort will be measured and
Research is the systematic investigation of the study of materials in order to establish facts, and help get to new conclusions. There are four types of research used to help with answering many questions in science. The four types are causal comparative, descriptive, experimental, and correlational researches. Causal comparative researches look for the cause of some type of effect. Descriptive researches look for a common characteristic within a similar population and determine how various characteristics affect behavior or achievement. Experimental research seeks for the effect of certain factors, also to find the independent variable and dependent variable of the experiment. Correlational research seeks for the relationships between variables in an effort to determine relationship between them.
Compare and contrast the types of research methods used in scholarly studies on your proposed (or School-approved) dissertation topic. Synthesize your findings and propose a best-fit method for your dissertation research. Within the context of such a study, identify and analyze the issues associated with each of the following: ethics, sampling, validity, reliability, and bias.
A Critical Evaluate the effectiveness of Multicultural Diverse of Work Force in retail industry; a case study on Tesco, Plc
In doing the research, the methodology must be appropriate so that the analysis findings could reach the objective. Research methodology proposed one procedure in order way to be follow to answer all the questions in the research that want to be made. Quoted by Denzin and Lincoln (1994), methodology is a process that related with research objective and data. In the others word, it is early research planning that include the research scope, data collection method, data collection process and data analysis method. For Ranjit (2005), methodology is one of crucial part in research, in order to ensure the research can be done in the systematic way Overall, this chapter will discuss on the research frame and the methodologies used in order to meet the research objectives. Research process been divided into three main parts there are preliminary research part, data collection and last one data analysis.
Research methods (RM) are a critical concept in the research process. It requires that the researchers be cognizant of how data will be analyze, assess, and applied in a study. Moreover, the strength of statistical, internal, construct and external validity are grounded in RM. The framing of good research questions aid in the selection of the proper design for a study, which leads to the adoption of the preeminent methodology for data collection. Hence, research methods include qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods and are derived from a distinct philosophical worldview. Therefore, section one of this paper analyzes two articles via a quantitative strategy. Section two employs this same strategy as it relates to constructs of
The researchers distributed two surveys to the students. The first survey was a “five-item 7-point Likert-type scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree) called Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).” This survey measures life satisfaction in general populations. The second survey was “a 10 item a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (very often) called Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).” This survey measures how stressful one’s life is. The researchers distributed the surveys in two different ways. For the first method, the researchers sent an E-mail regarding the surveys to all the students. The email included a link to the online surveys, clarification of the study, and noted that interest in the study was entirely voluntary and no punishment would be issued for refusing to take an interest. The second method that researchers used to distribute the survey was to announce the survey in classrooms across the school.
Research can be conducted and collected in many different ways. Two examples of ways research can be collected could be through longitudinal studies or cross-sectional studies. There are also two types of experiments that affect how research is conducted. The two types of experiments would include naturalistic observations and laboratory observations. When it comes to longitudinal studies they are based on studying individuals over long periods of time. Generally these individuals will be studied for several years in order to observe change and behavior throughout a person’s lifespan. For example, if researchers are studying individuals’ in order to understand the concept about life satisfaction, they will watch these people as they