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Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion

RESEARCH 101
Building on the Basics

VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA

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 variables.
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This slideshow presentation is available for
download through the courseCOMPARING
VARIABLES website:
□ Classify a variable in terms of
mathbychua.weebly.com. DESIGNS data measurement
QUANTITATIVE scales
Concept attributes-based numerical data
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ON THE AGENDA
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RESEARCH 101
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understanding of action

VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA

von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com
 variables.
UNDERSTANDING
This slideshow presentation is available for
VARIABLES
download through the courseCOMPARING
website:
□ Classify a variable in terms of
mathbychua.weebly.com. DESIGNS measurement
QUANTITATIVE scales
RESEARCH QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
ON THE AGENDA
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH  Collecting data based on words
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detailed understanding of a central individuals

RESEARCH 101
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phenomenon
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minor role but justify the problem
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description and themes
Building on the Basics
 Stating the purpose and research  Writing the report using flexible,
questions in a general and broad way emerging structures and
evaluative criteria,
VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com
 variables.
UNDERSTANDING
This slideshow presentation is available for
VARIABLES
download through the courseCOMPARING
website:
□ Classify a variable in terms of
mathbychua.weebly.com. DESIGNS measurement
QUANTITATIVE scales
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH RESEARCH QUALITATIVE
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data from a large
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ON THE AGENDA number of people using instruments
the relationship among variables
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 Providing a major role for the literature
interpreting results by comparing

RESEARCH 101
 Creating specific, narrow, measurable,
and observable purpose statements,
research questions, and hypotheses.
them with prior predictions and past
research

Building on the Basics  Writing the research report using

standard, fixed structure. Approach is
unbiased.
VON CHRISTOPHER G. CHUA
von_christopher_chua@dlsu.edu.ph
mathbychua.weebly.com