A structured questionnaire is a data collection tool used strictly for quantitative research studies. This article highlights important points that should be considered when designing and...
Category: Data collection and analysis
This article is the first of a series of posts that focus on quantitative research. I introduce basic statistics in this article because if your PhD thesis will use quantitative research methods,...
The Fieldwork Process in Qualitative Research (Do’s and Don’t’s)
Qualitative research involves primary data collection hence adequate planning of the fieldwork both before and during the data collection stage is critical. This post highlights some of the...
There are many sampling strategies that can be used when conducting research. The sampling strategies vary depending on whether the study is qualitative or quantitative. This post discusses the...
Qualitative research has gained recognition in the last few years and researchers have come to acknowledge that it is in no way inferior to quantitative research but rather that each of these...
STATA is one of the common statistical programmes in the market. Unlike SPSS, STATA has both drop-down menu and command functions. One can enter data into STATA either from a spreadsheet like...