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• Main Purpose of Research


  To inform
• Research


  Systematic and scientific procedure of data collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and implication pertaining to any problem
• Research Methods


  • Qualitative
  • Quantitative
• Qualitative research


  Based on words, feelings, emotions
• Quantitative research


  Describes, infers, and resolves problems using numbers
• Concept


  Abstractly describe and name an object, a phenomenon, or an idea
• Theory


  Organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon
• Variables


  Any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition on situation that varies or takes on different values
• Hypothesis


  • Logical supposition, reasonable guess, and educated conjecture
  • Tentative explanation of a phenomenon
• Sampling


  Process of selecting participants, who are representatives of a larger populations
• SMART


  Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time
• Quantitative Research


  • Focuses on testing theories and hypothesis
  • Is analyzed through math and statistical analysis
  • Mainly expressed in numbers, graphs, and tables
  • Requires many respondents
  • Closed (multiple choice) questions
• Qualitative Research


  • Focuses by exploring theories and formulation a theory or hypothesis
  • Analyzed by summarizing, categorizing, and interpreting
  • Mainly express in words
  • It requires a few respondents
  • Open ended questions
• Definitions of Terms


  An alphabetical list of important terms, acronyms, or jargons used in the research study
• Jargons


  • Terminologies only understand by people in a certain group
  • Difficult for others to understand
• Technical (conceptual/Theoretical Definition)


  • The universal meaning of the terms
  • Definition that comes from different reference materials such as dictionary, encyclopedias, book, journals, and even websites
• Operational Definition


  How the term is applied or used in the research
• Expanded Definition


  • Used to define technical terms with a very detailed explanation
  • Expand definition by example
  • Comparing and Contrasting
  • Describing a Process