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    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

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    Qualitative Research Methods is a type of scientific research which can consists of an investigation that seeks answers to a question, systematically uses a predefined set of procedures to answer the question, collects evidence, produces findings that were not determined in advance, and produces findings that are applicable beyond the immediate boundaries of the study. Qualitative research shares these characteristics and additionally, it seeks to understand a given research problem or topic from

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    Data Collection Method According to (Swanson, 2005), qualitative research demands a lot from the researcher, it would also be important for the researcher to acknowledge the words studied in the analysis are influenced by ourselves. This would be the case since the researcher is using surveys to conduct the research. The independent variable in the case of this research would be the affordable housing programs because the researcher wants to determine if there is enough housing and are there changes

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    Introduction and Methodology There are two methods for data collection which are primary method and secondary method. The primary method include person who collect data through survey, interview, observation, and questionnaire. The advantage of doing the primary research method is that the person has a full control in doing research for specific information that he needs instead of doing a general research, and the disadvantage of the primary research is taking a long time to collect information

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    Methods used in psychological research are used to obtain quantitative or qualitative data. Quantitative data is more often than not derived from methods such as experiments and statistics analyzing data using surveys, questionnaires and interviews. Qualitative data tends not to be aimed at finding exact measurements in its findings, but is more concerned with evidence collection and analysis through practices such as observation and ethnography (using observations through involvement in activities

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    A research paradigm is a way of observing the world. It is composed of certain philosophical assumptions that guide and direct action and thinking. Traditional the main worldviews and paradigms that are presented as being fundamentally opposed are positivism/postpositivism and constructivism/interpretivism (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007; Morgan, 2007). Mixed methods research has been addressed as a response to the ongoing debates discussing the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative versus quantitative

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    postgraduate students gain insights and understanding of marketing research and research methods. This module allows students to cultivate team spirit through teamwork, time management and creativity through the development of a research project. This individual reflection summary will discuss my experience throughout the module with regards to my attitude, knowledge and skills obtained and applied to undertake a professional research study at a postgraduate level. At the first module teaching, the

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    There were four research methods that were used in this research question. The use of internet articles, email interview, library books and visits to the museum. Out of all those research methods, the most effective was the internet articles and the visits to the SA museum. In this evaluation the four research methods will be discussed in details along with their pros and cons. Internet articles were one of the main research methods, and it was chosen because using search engines such as google

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    Introduction 1.1 Research Aim 1.2 Research Question 1.3 Significance of Research 2. Limitations 2.1 Limitation of Research 3. Methodology 3.1 Research Outline 3.2 Primary Research 3.2.1 Primary Research Methods used 3.2.2 The process of each primary method used to gather the information 3.3 Secondary Research 3.3.1 Secondary Research Methods used 3.3.2 The process used to gather the secondary information 3.4 Quantitative Research Data

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    Introduction Researchers have a variety of methods they use to conduct their research. Some of these methods include action research, ethnography and case studies. Of these methods, case studies can be viewed as valuable way to collect data. A case study can be defined in a variety of ways; however, it can be summarized as a form of qualitative research that aims to systematically study the function of a social group, individual or social event in order to effectively grasp the functions of the phenomena

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