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PROCEDURES
Data collection
Process of gathering and measuring
information on variables of interest,
in an established system
Compilation and interpretation of
primary and secondary information
integration of different sources
Types of data
Primary: original data collected by
the researcher for the purposes of his
or her own study at hand
Secondary: information collected by
individuals or agencies and
institutions other than the researcher
Qualitative approach
Anti-positivist
Not rigorously examined or measured
Opposite to upholding the naturalscientific method
Not to follow strict natural-scientific
methods when collecting and
interpreting data
Ex: the study on the experiencing of
human behaviour
Quantitative vs qualitative
Quantitative
qualitative
Experimental research
Control on the independent variable
Random assignment to groups
Nuisance variables
Quasi-experimental research
Non-experiment research
Random assignment
Planned intervention
Survey design
Example: astronomy (we cannot
manipulate the stars)
Qualitative research
Data selection
Samples a part of a population
Systematic sampling
Where the number of a sample is consistent to
collect all of the samples from the population.