Research Methodologies

There are two main types of research design (when it comes to data). What are they?

• All of these options

• Quantitative and qualitative

• Population metrics and statistics

• Surveys and Population metrics

Answer explanation

We tend to call them quant and qual

What is a mixed methods approach?

• a mix of quantitative and qualitative

• a mix of population sampling and statistics

• a mix of population sampling and surveys

• a mix of quantitative and statistics

Answer explanation

statistics is a type of quantitative data analysis, and surveys tend to give us various types of data

Reorder the following

• Develop a data collection tool

• Formulate a research design and methodology

• Implement the study plan and collect the data

• Review the relevant literature

• Select a research topic and develop research question

Answer explanation

we find the general order in slide 5 of week 7's powerpoint slides

Reorder the following

• Write up the paper and present the findings

• Implement the study plan and collect the data

• Develop a data collection tool

• Review the relevant literature

• Process, analyse, and interpret the data

Answer explanation

the general order can be found on page 5 of the Week 7 Powerpoint

The seven stages of Research makes us consider the following:

• What is the subject of your research?

• Why are you going to do it?

• What are the research methods that you will use to carry out the project?

• When are you going to do it?

• What is the reason for this research being necessary or interesting?

• what are you going to do?

• What will your research project timeline look like?

• How are you going to do it?

Match the following types of research with their data methods

• observation (naturalistic), archives, survey

• Descriptive

• observation, surveys, experiment

• Experimental

• Archaeological remains or documentary evidence

• Historical

• observational, case study, questionnaire, survey

• Linguistic

• Texts, recordings, interviews, target language production

• Correlational

What data produces results that are based on numerical values?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Mixed methods

• All of the above

What data produces results that are based on words and pictures?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Mixed methods

• All of the above

What data combines analysis of numerical values with words and pictures?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Mixed methods

• All of the above

My research in this course will most likely use this type of data.

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Mixed methods

• I have no idea