Archive for the Research Methods Category
Hypothesis Testing
January 31, 2010 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Hypothesis Testing As we know that the statements about variables considered to be true or false are propositions. A hypothesis is a proposition that can be verified to determine its reality. Therefore we can say verifiable counterpart of a propos...
Moderating Variables
January 30, 2010 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Moderating Variables Moderating variables are the variables which strongly effect on relationship of independent-variables and dependent-variables i.e. existence of a moderating variable transforms the original relationship between dependent ...
Dependent and Independent Variables
January 4, 2010 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Dependent and Independent Variables Dependent variables are those which are affected or the result/outcome of another variable while the variables that discover conditions act on something else is called independent variables. Independent variable...
Types of Variables (Continuous and Discontinuous)
November 20, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Types of Variables (Continuous and Discontinuous): There are many different properties of variables and these properties are based on numerical values we assign them. If the numerical value able to divide in fractions so it may called as continuou...
Variables
November 13, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Variables: The central idea in research is variable. Variable is simply defined that it is a concept that varies. There are two types of concepts, 1) those that refer with a fixed phenomenon; and 2) those that can vary by quantity or amount. The m...
Propositions
November 12, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Propositions The basic units of theory development are called concept, though understanding of relationship among concepts required by theories. Thus the scientist is interested in the relationship among various concepts, once reality gets abstracte...
Concepts
November 10, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Concepts Development of theory is an essential process of describing facts at higher abstraction level. The generalized idea about a class of objects, attributes, processes or occurrences that have given a name is called concept. Such names are be...
Theory and Research
November 6, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Theory and Research The idea being the science is to worry about expansion of knowledge, to make predictions and discovery of truth. The means by which a basic research hopes to accomplish the purpose is called theory. Scientists establish questio...
Types of Applied Research
October 27, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Types of Applied Research Action Research: The research that act knowledge as a form of power and eliminate the line between social and research action is called action research. Those who are being involved in the research process; research in...
Comparison of Basic and Applied Research
October 24, 2009 | Research Methods | Comments Off
Comparison of Basic and Applied Research The techniques and procedures utilized by the basic and applied researcher do not differ a lot. Both used scientific methods to answer the questions. The primary consumer of basic research is the scientific...