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12 – Sampling
Why Should I Care? A bad sample will kill your scientific power. That’s all there is to it. Def...
14 – Establishing Cause
Why Should I Care? Something is a problem. We can reduce the negative impacts, but that is calle...
16 – Communicating Results
Why Should I Care? The type of data, and your disciplinary focus, will determine the medium you ...
17 – Averages
Why Should I Care? You can make numbers tell the story you wish to tell. This is unethical and e...
9 – Case Study
Why Should I Care? If you wish to study business, or any other applied field of study such as la...
6 – Due Diligence – Business Research
Research is about attitude. If you wish to find, you will find. If you give up, you will end up e...
11 – Models and Simulations
Why Should I Care? Sometimes, you cannot operationalize. It would be too risky, not feasible, or...
13 – Research Power
Why Should I Care? The scientific strength, or power, of your research depends on several key tr...
15 – The Ethics of Social Research
Why Should I Care? Research projects may incur harm. This issue has to be dealt with by universi...
6 – MLA Style
Why Should I Care? Some journals (and academics in that same field) use the MLA style, which is ...
8 – Quick and Dirty Style Guide
Why Should I Care? Here are a few short notes on what I expect in your papers. Paragraph Format...
9 – Writing English in Quebec
Why Should I Care? The Province of Quebec’s official language is French. The language most spoke...
10 – A Paper Template
This template will not make for an interesting read, but all the nuts and bolts are there. APA ...
14 – Defining Variables and Operationalization
14 – Defining Variables and Operationalization Variable type Variable Name Phenom...
15 – Frequency Tables
15 – Frequency Tables Summarize your findings from each survey into this summary data table. ...
16 – Averages
Why Should I Care? You can manipulate numbers tell the story you wish to tell. Is this is unethi...
11 – Revision Checklist
Here is a check list of things to revise before submitting an assignment. Step 1: Go over the wh...
13 – Questionnaire
Write a strict set of questions for a survey you will conduct with many people who may or may not...
1 – The Proposal
The research project may need to be presented to a review board for academic or financial conside...
2 – The Literature Review
Now that you got the green light to go ahead with the project, the next step is to dig into past ...