Month: January 2022

DATA ORGANIZATION, ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION The term “data organization” in research refers to orderliness in research data. This is putting the data into some systematic form. The raw” data collected, particularly in surveys, needs to be processed before it can Read More …

CORRELATIONAL DESIGN This design enables the researcher to assess the degree of relationship that exists between two or more variables. It analyzes .the correlation between two or more variables (Orodho, 2003). For example, if you compare the examination performance of Read More …

Strategies of Designing Effective Conceptual Frameworks Learners at all levels of education consistently find the process of designing a conceptual framework a demanding, abstract and frustrating experience. To come up with an effective conceptual framework, one has to analyze a Read More …

Conceptual Framework A CONCEPT is an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. A concept is a word or phrase that symbolizes several interrelated ideas. Unlike a theory, a concept does not need to be discussed to Read More …

Guidelines in Formulating the Hypothesis In formulating an effective hypothesis the following  guidelines should be adhered to: a) Reflect — on issues of concern b) Analyze the research problem, title, objectives and literature review. These sections will identify key variables Read More …

Research Hypothesis A hypothesis is a guess or an assumption. It is a tentative explanation for certain behaviour patterns, phenomena, or events that have occurred or will occur (Gay, 1996). For example, price increase influences commodity consumption. This is only Read More …

GUIDELINES IN WRITING OBJECTIVES In order to write specific objectives that will be effective to the researcher, the following guidelines should be followed: Reflection -This involves analyzing the aim of the study, the topic, and title before formulating the specific Read More …

Steps in Writing an Effective Statement of the Problem There are various steps that should be taken in order to write an effective research problem. a) Reflection — The statement of a problem usually starts with an idea the researcher Read More …

A firm may be able to recover a debt that was previously written off. The following entries will be made if this happens: Debit – Debtors Credit – credit bad debts recovered account – to restore the bad debt recoverable. Read More …

In some cases a firm may create a provision for discounts allowable in addition to provision for doubtful debts. This happens where a firm anticipates that some of the debtors may take up cash discounts offered by the firm. The Read More …