DQ 1
How would you define research? What is the purpose of business research? How has the Internet changed the quality and quantity of research?
Kapil C. Mathur, MBA
Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories. Research can be divided into different steps in order to understand the whole process more in depth. The first step towards conducting research is to observe. Consistst of the subject area of ones interest and following that subject area to conduct subject related research. The subject area should not be randomly chosen since it requires reading a vast amount of
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The quality of the research found on the internet may vary depending on the reputation of the site it is being generated from although the quanity is very very wide it may not always be the best quality.
DQ 2
What is the reliability of a measurement? What is the validity of a measurement? Can a measurement be valid if it is not reliable? Explain.
Relaible measurment is the consistency of a set of measurements or of a measuring instrument, often used to describe a test. Reliability is inversely related to random error. The validity of a measurment is how accurate it is. Reliability does not imply validity. That is, a reliable measure is measuring something consistently, but you may not be measuring what you want to be measuring. For example, while there are many reliable tests of specific abilities, not all of them would be valid for predicting, say, job performance. A common example often used to illustrate the difference between reliability and validity in the experimental sciences involves a common bathroom scale. If someone who is 200 pounds steps on a scale 10 times and gets readings of 15, 250, 95, 140, etc., the scale is not reliable. If the scale consistently reads "150", then it is reliable, but not valid. If it reads "200" each time, then the measurement is both reliable and valid. This is what is meant by the statement, "Reliability is
Research can be used in many methods, for example: questionnaires, television, leaflets, books etc. it allows us to keep up to date on the new findings or discoveries e.g. a new type of cancer or a new vaccination. Research is the investigation into
WHAT IS RESEARCH? It is a planned process whereby information is collected for a specific purpose, analysed and reported.
Validity refers of how valid the test measurement is, and the test has to have validity in order to have reliability. In this case we are trying to measure the how favorable validity is for Phonemin in considering the test in selecting new job applicants. This will help the company to have a valid measurement of people who want to work for the company as customer service representatives.
According to Depoy and Gittin, research is a way individuals think about problems in systematic way. Research is generally described as description, exploration, analysis, prediction and problem solving. There are different types of research and these researches are called the experiments, quasi-experiments and non-experiments. The purpose of research is to provide the insight to practice, it also enhance individuals understanding as well as developing new approaches with different topics, get to test your research for effectiveness. Understanding research is important because it helps to build individuals knowledge bases and informs decision making in practice. Research also enable us to make sure that our practice are up to date with relevant information.
When you think about research, it could be thought of as a process. A process can be defined as a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. The process in research is important because research takes time and consideration. As you conduct research, you may gain a deeper insight that could be gained gradually and modifications can be made or changed over time (Ghauri and Gronhaug, 2010). When you are doing research it is a good idea to look at it from the perspective that it is a
Why is internal consistency such an easy way to assess reliability from a methodological perspective?
| (TCO A) The quality of information that gives assurance that is reasonably free of error and bias and is complete is
Data consistency- means that all information within the document must be a reliable source of data.
1. What is business research? Why should there be any question about the definition of research?
Research is comprised of data which give the reader some understanding of the subject matter. In order for a reader to completely gain a full comprehension of this information, they must understand key terms. The following list of definition is provided to supply the reader with a better understanding of the findings.
Reliable - The data must to be depended on to be reliable. It should be exact, steady with actualities and obvious. Lacking or inaccurate data for the most part prompts choices of low quality.
Someone could evaluate whether a test expresses, “sufficient reliability, [past] two factors must be considered: the magnitude of the reliability coefficient and the people who will be taking the test...To evaluate the coefficient, you can compare it with reliability coefficients typically obtained for similar types of tests” (Aamodt, 2016, p. 208). The primary influence
Research is a form of systematic inquiry. It sets out to answer questions through assessing, summarizing and drawing conclusions from what are often very large amounts of information.
Internet articles were one of the main research methods, and it was chosen because using search engines such as google offers a large range of information in seconds. However, even when most information was fairly accurate, there are still mistakes. It would be up to the researcher to identify if the source was credible. This can be done by doing a SCAB analysis on
What I have learned about research is that it is a process, a scientific process that psychologist and scientist develop that includes many different approaches and that is carefully peer reviewed and evaluated. There is what is called the Scientific Approach where scientist have an idea or theory and based on their observation will either support the theory or the theory can be falsified by their peers. Data also goes through a review period before it is published in a scientific journal by scientist who have the knowledge and expertise to evaluate it.