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Methods of research
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Mind Map on Methods of research, created by lidya Ayenew on 24/09/2015.
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Methods of research
Qualitative
Textual data
open for interpretation
harder to analyse
researcher reflexivity must be present when analyzing data
rich data
flexible
methods of research
collected without having an aim o
Sample does not have to be representative
Smaller Sample
purposive sampling targets a group of people.
snowball sampling: participants find other participants
convenience sampling: participants that happen to be available
generalization
inferential:
theoretical:
representational
generates new ideas and theories to explain and overcome problems.
Evaluation
Method, researcher, data, and theory triangulation
Quantitative
numerical data
easy to analyse
easy to summarize
methods of research: statistical tests
Collected with an aim and hypothesis
Representative Sample of target population
larger group
opportunity Sampling
snowball sampling
random sampling
generalization
Stratified sample
Evaluation
Ecological Validity
Representation of the sample
reliable: can it be replicated
They are meant for generalization beyond the sample from which it is drawn
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