Once the data begin to flow in, attention turns to data analysis. The steps followed in data collection influence the choice of data analysis techniques. The main preliminary steps that are common to many studies are: Editing Coding and Tabulation Read More …
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LOW INTEREST RATE EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT/FRINGE BENEFIT
LOW INTEREST RATE EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT/FRINGE BENEFIT When an employer provides a loan to an employee and charges interest, which is below the prescribed rate of interest, then the difference between the prescribed rate and employer’s loan rate is a benefit Read More …
Research Instruments
1. The Questionnaire A questionnaire can be defined as a group of printed questions which have been deliberately designed and structured to be used to gather information from respondents. Advantages of using Questionnaire 1. They can be used to reach Read More …
Modes of data collection
1. Personal Interview A personal interview (i.e face to face) is a two-way conversation initiated by an interviewer to obtain information from a respondent. The differences in roles of interviewer and respondent are pronounced. They are typically strangers, and the Read More …
The sources and collection of data
In practice, most statistical data exist in official and private records that are compiled as part of the routine of the day-to-day activities of public organizations and private firms. Thus, government departments routinely record figures on such matters as births Read More …
Factors affecting the interval validity of a study
Among the many threats to internal validity, we consider the following: History During the time that a research is taking place, some events may occur that confuse the relationship being studied. These are events may either increase or decrease the Read More …
