these are verbally administered questionnaires in which a list of predetermined questions is asked with little or no variation and with no scope for follow up questions to responses that warrant further elaboration
structured interview
this interview do not reflect any preconceived theories or ideas and are performed with little or no organization
unstructured interview
it consists of several key questions that help to define the areas to be explored but also allows the interviewer or interviewee to diverge in order to pursue an idea or response in more detail
semi - structured interview
parts of chapter 3
research design
locale of the study
population and sampling technique
data gathering procedure
research instrument
statistical treatment of data
it refers to a scheme or plan of action for meeting the objectives
research design
it interprets events in the light of the present situation
historical method
defined as the environment or setting where the behavior occurs. it involves a study of a certain cultural group or organization in which you the researcher to obtain knowledge about characteristics.
ethnography
getting a thorough understanding of an individual's life experiences for this same person's realistic dealings with hard facts of life
phenomenology
determine why such creature acts, behave, occur, are exist in particular manner
case study
it conceptualize and create a theory grounded or based on the data gathered on the field
groundedtheory
it is the setting of the study
locale of the study
defined as including all people or items with the characteristic one wishes to understand
population/universe
a list from which the potential respondents are drawn
samplingframe
smaller collection of units from a population used to determine truths about the population
sample
process of learning about population on the basis of sample drawn from it
sampling
what are the three elements in process of sampling
selecting the sample
collectingtheinformation
makinginference about population
give the 4 non probability sampling method
judgement
quota
convenience
snowball
give the 4 probability sampling method
simplerandom
stratifiedrandom
systematic
cluster
give the 3 mixed sampling method
multistage
multiphase
lot quality assurance
it depend exclusively on the judgment of the investigator
judgement
selected based on their availability
conveniencesampling
the selection depends on the personal judgment
quota
it relies on referrals from initial subjects to generate additional subjects
snowball
each unit has an equal opportunity of being selected
simple random sampling
defined as the procedure of collecting, measuring and analyzing accurate insights for research using standard validated techniques
data gathering procedure
a tool used to obtain, measure and analyze data from subjects around the research topic
research instrument
it is the most common instrument or tool of research for obtaining the data
questionnaire
it has fixed number of questions and a limited choice of answer
closed form
it consists a number of questions. the answers are in the form of essay and the content may vary depending on the respondents
open form
a sense of an oral questionnaire
interview
it is the simplest device consists of a prepared list of items
checklist
perceiving data through senses such as sight , hearing, taste, smell and touch
observation
it is a way of removing researcher bias by interpreting the data statistically rather than subjectively
statistical treatment
interpretations are made continuously throughout the course of study