Module 5 - R11-QUAN - GP3MA

It is a systematic approach to investigations during which numerical data is collected and/or the researcher transforms what is collected or observed into numerical data.

A conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.

A group or single participants are manipulated by the researcher, for example, asked to perform a specific task or action.

Recordings or logs of system or website activity

Document, research.

A series of questions and other prompt, for the purpose of gathering information from respondents.

Can often control access to the participants you are interested in (e.g., a manager's control over access to employees within an organization).

A sample is __________ when you are unable to achieve your goals (i.e., to answer your research questions robustly), because you insufficient units in your sample.

A sample is __________ when there are more units (e.g., people. organizations) in the sample than are needed to achieve you goals (i.e., to answer your research questions robustly).

When sampling, you need to decide what units (i.e., what people, organizations, data. etc.) to include in your sample and which ones to exclude.

Provides the base from which the other more complex sampling methodologies are derived.