In my previous article Questionnaire development in theses and dissertation, I have discussed about the questionnaire development process, the next step is to administer the questionnaire. Questionnaire administration in a proper way and to chose the sample from population is important. It assists the researcher in incurring actual data.
developing questionnaire, research methodology, research samplingChoosing an appropriate research philosophy is an important part of research methodology. In fact as Guba & Lincoln, (1982) has propounded, philosophical paradigm within a research holds utmost importance, as it is the “basic belief system or world view that guides the investigation” (p. 105).
research design, research methodologyReliability of questionnaire is a way of assessing the quality of the measurement procedure used to collect data. In order to consider a result valid, the measurement procedure must first be reliable. choose a measure while examining the construct of a study. Construct is the hypothetical variable that is being measured and questionnaires are one of the mediums.
developing questionnaire, research methodology, research samplingThe problem of plagiarism is growing bigger and bigger in the present education system, not limiting itself to a specific region but all over the world. As Paldy (1996) has phrased, “the problem (of plagiarism) won’t go away”, leading it to emerge as a common and widespread problem.
plagiarism, writing and reportingMeasurement is a replicable and systematic process through which an object or instrument is quantified or classified as in the field of social science that deals with quantification of behaviour. In this case determining validity of the measuring instrument (questionnaire) holds utmost importance (Drost 2011).
research methodology, research validityIn one of my recent projects I had to use panel data analysis. During the data analysis I faced some problems which may be the most common problems in panel data analysis. So here are some of the problems with their possible solutions that helped me.
empirical analysis with econometrics, panel data regression in STATAIn the previous article, the author reviewed the need for credit risk management in microfinance institutions. Small scale microfinance institutions constitute a sizeable chunk of the entire microfinance industry in India.
credit risk management in microfinance industry of indiaMerriam Webster defines questionnaire as “a written set of questions that are given to people in order to collect facts or opinion about something”. For a researcher, however, questionnaire refers to a set of questions developed “for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals”
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