POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the design of the study, particularly the research methods and

techniques used, how inquiries and data generation were made, how the subjects were

chosen, how the sample size was determined, the instrument used to gather data and the

statistical tools that was used for treatment and analysis of data yielded by the study.

Method of Research

This study used the descriptive method of research with questionnaire as its main

instrument. Descriptive research involves the description, recording, analysis, and

interpretation of the present nature, composition or processes of phenomena (Manuel &

Mendel, 2012). This method was used for the study because it enabled the researchers to

seek understanding for naturally occurring phenomena in their naturally occurring state. Since

data for the research already exist, the researchers only processed these data and described

the information processed. Specifically, the researchers utilized the survey method to gather

data from the respondents and to effectively transform this to information that is relevant for

the study.

Population, Sample Size and Sampling Technique:

Rodriguez, Rizal is a 1stclass municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It was

formerly known as and is still commonly referred to as Montalban. The 2018 census was not

yet available so we used the 2015 census. According to the 2015 census, it has a population

of 369,222 people.