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Course content:
Practical research aims to discover truths about topics that interests or affects the researcher(s) in order
to improve.
Why do research?
1. Add to existing knowledge
2. Improve practice
3. Inform policies
4. Solve problems, not emergency
1. Objective
2. Clearly Defined Research
3. Structured Research Instruments
4. Numerical Data
5. Large Sample Sizes
6. Replication Future Outcomes
Statistical Methods Quantitative Rese arch
A.) Descriptive- sometimes called survey research, it aims to describe systematically the facts and
characteristics of a given population or area of interest, factually and accurately.
e.g What are the sleeping habits of SHS students in NNCHS?, What factor affected the SHS track
choice of SHS students?
B.) Correlational Research- aims to describe and measure the degree of association between two or
more variables or sets of scores
D.) Experimental Research- attempts to influence a particular variable, test hypothesis about cause-
and-effect relationship