Quantitative Research:

organisation of topics

Presented by
Dr A Zamri Mansor

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE
REVIEW
CONTENTS

METHODOLOGY

FINDINGS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

Background

LITERATURE
REVIEW

Problem statement

METHODOLOGY

Research objectives

FINDINGS

Significance of study

CONTENTS

SUMMARY

Scope & limitations

Definition of terms

LITERATURE REVIEW
THEORIES /
FRAMEWORK

LITERATURE
REVIEW

IDEAS
LOCAL
FINDINGS
PREVIOUS
FINDINGS

INTERNATIONAL
FINDINGS

METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH
DESIGN

METHODOLOGY
POPULATION

INSTRUMENTATION

Type of research
How data should be
collected/analysed

Who
Sampling frame?
Criteria
Basis for the use
Explntn of the sections
in the instrument
Justify use of Likert
scale
Expl of all variables

METHODOLOGY contd

METHODOLOGY

PRETESTING OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Development of draft

VALIDATION OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Pilot test
& purpose of pretesting

RELIABILITY OF
INSTRUMENT

Procedure of pilottesting

DATA
COLLECTION

Non-returnable rate
& reasons

DATA
ANALYSIS

Respondents feedback
Of pre-testing

METHODOLOGY contd 2

METHODOLOGY

PRETESTING OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Definition of validity

VALIDATION OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Development of draft

RELIABILITY OF
INSTRUMENT

Revision of the draft

DATA
COLLECTION

Further/final revision
Of the draft

DATA
ANALYSIS

METHODOLOGY contd 3

METHODOLOGY

PRETESTING OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Definition of reliability

VALIDATION OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Internal consistency
Cronbach alpha?

RELIABILITY OF
INSTRUMENT

Results of pretest, after

amendment & actual
test

DATA
COLLECTION

Preliminary
data collection

DATA
ANALYSIS

Data Collection
procedure

METHODOLOGY contd 4

METHODOLOGY

PRETESTING OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Description of
Respondents bg

VALIDATION OF
THE INSTRUMENT

Desc of distr of
Respondents accd
To all vbs

RELIABILITY OF
INSTRUMENT

Pearson PMC to
Determine rships

DATA
COLLECTION
DATA
ANALYSIS

Use of SPSS

Statistical analyses
used