The methods used to collect data vary based on the type of application. Some involve the use of technology, while others are manual procedures. In practice, some of the challenges often faced…
Category: Research methodology
Sampling
In research study, statistics, quality assurance, or survey methodology, sampling is the selection of a subset of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population. In other…
Primary data analysis vs Secondary data analysis
Primary and secondary data analyses have different pros and cons. Advantages of primary data analysisThere are a number of key advantages for using primary data for an analysis. You can validate the…
How to Choose Data Analysis Method
Data analysis enables you to get the most out of data. Not only does it allow you to describe past events, but it also allows you to explain them, find relationships between…
Data collection tools
The term “data collecting tools” refers to the tools/devices used to gather data, such as a paper questionnaire or a system for computer-assisted interviews. Some examples of data collection tools include: Data…
Data Collection Methods
Data collection is a process of collecting information from all the relevant sources to find answers to the research problem, test the hypothesis (if you are following deductive approach) and evaluate the outcomes….
Epistemology
Epistemology means ‘study of knowledge.’ It is concerned with the mind’s relation to reality. What is it for this relation to be one of knowledge? Do we know things? And if we…
Ontology
Ontology in business research deals with the nature of reality. One of the longest standing ontological questions in philosophy concerns the existence, or otherwise, of God or at least some sense of…
Axiology
Axiology primarily refers to the ‘aims’ of the research. Axiology is the study of value or, more adequately, theory on the nature of value. In simple terms, axiology focuses on what do…
Positivism, Post-Positivism and Pragmatism
Philosophy, from the Greek ‘love of wisdom’ is difficult to define since it does not possess a specific object of inquiry. In a broad sense, philosophy is concerned with fundamental problems that…