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a) Hypothesis
It is a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth.
Hypothesis is made so as to test a theory or a research problem. Hypothesis is just some initial
answers to the problem.
b) Variable
Refers to a measurable attribute or traits that changes or varies across the experiment whether
comparing results between multiple groups, multiple people or even when using a single person in
an experiment conducted over time.
c) Objective
It is a clear concise and declarative statement, which provides direction to investigate the variables
under the topic or study. Objectives focus on the ways to measure the variables so it helps the
researcher to focus on the topic. It is used as a statement of purpose in a study that does not have a
hypothesis.
Question 02
a) Research
It is an objective and systematic search for relevant information on a particular subject or topic. It
aims at finding answers to questions by implementing scientific procedures.
Research is everywhere and in everything. In order to get anything better somebody need to do a
research. Example when finding a spouse you have to do a research, when you want to apply for
admission for joining university you have to do a research.
For a research to be useful it must have better quality. The following are the qualities of a research
a) Qualitative research
This is the type of research conducted to develop insight on human behavior, i.e. to discover the
way people think and feel.
It is a form of research in which the researcher gives more weight to the views of the participants.
Case study, grounded theory, ethnography, historical and phenomenology are the types of
qualitative research.
It is deals with feelings, attitudes, opinions and thoughts of human beings to determine the
reason behind the topic
It is used to explore and discover ideas used in the ongoing processes.
It uses purposive sampling where small samples are selected to understand the target
population
It is explanatory research type
It uses inductive reasoning
It is based on verbal or narrative data
It is subjective in nature
It is used to provide initial understanding of the topic.
b) Quantitative research
It is an empirical research used to generate measurable data, by employing statistical and logical
techniques. It relies on the methods of natural sciences, which produces numerical data and hard
facts. It aims at establishing cause and effect relationship between two variables by using
mathematical, computational and statistical methods.
It deals with hard facts and statistical data to provide references in numerical form
It is used to examine cause and effect relationship between variables
It uses random sampling where large samples are selected to exploit the result.
It is conclusive.
It uses deductive reasoning because it relies on the available information to give better
conclusion.
It is based on numerical data presented in charts, graphs, tables and others
It is objective in nature
It recommends final course of action
Question 04
a) Research problem
Introduce the reader to the importance of the topic being studied. The reader is oriented to
the significance of the study.
Anchors the research questions, hypotheses, or assumptions to follow. It offers a concise
statement about the purpose of your paper.
Place the topic into a particular context that defines the parameters of what is to be
investigated.
Provide the framework for reporting the results and indicates what is probably necessary
to conduct the study and explain how the findings will present this information.
b) Sources of research problem.
Current social and economic issues
Personal interest and experience
Replication of previous studies
Clarification of contradictory research results
Social problems like unemployment, crimes, female genital mutilation
Theory deduction
Funding agencies
Past researches and literature review
Casual observation
Related literature