Understanding Data and Ways to Systematically Collect Them

• Research Design

  • The research design serves as the structure of your study.
  • It gives direction to the study and makes your research more systematized.
  • Each design has different purposes; the one you choose can potentially affect your findings.
  • The two main research designs are quantitative research and qualitative research.
• Quantitative Research Design: This type of design uses statistical analysis and mathematical computations in order to generate a conclusion. They commonly follow a similar format with a few minor alterations depending on the type of study and approach to be used.
• Sample

  • It is a small part of a population. It is meant to represent that population as a whole for the study that is being conducted.