QUANTITATIVE METHODS- II Module I (6 Hours) Introduction to Operations Research. Definition‚ scope of Operations Research‚ characteristics‚ advantages and limitations. Quantitative approach to decision making‚ models & modeling in Operations Research. Module II (8 Hours) Linear programming‚ Structure of linear program model‚ Assumption‚ Advantages‚ Limitations‚ General mathematical model‚ Guidelines for formulation of linear programming model‚ Graphical method‚ algorithm (Only illustrative
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CHAPTER 4 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Learning Objectives for Chapter 4 Upon completion of this chapter‚ the reader should be able to: @ Understand the differences between quantitative and qualitative research‚ including: @ @ @ the differing assumptions underlying the two approaches; the methods typical of each approach; and Understand and discuss how these two approaches to research differentially influence the scientific questions asked‚ the methodologies employed
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Analyzing a Quantitative Research Report Debbie Rhoads Grand Canyon University NRS 433 Introduction to Nursing Research August 20‚ 2011 Elaine Coulter Instructor/Facilitator Analyzing a Quantitative Research Report
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Critique 1 Edwal et al study (2007): This study was conducted within the primary care in Sweden. The research question is designed to get better understanding of the lived experience of type 2 diabetes patients‚ during regular check-ups with the diabetes nurse specialists. Research Methods This research is a qualitative study using the phenomenological-hermenetic method. Parahoo (2006) states that qualitative research explores the individual’s beliefs and life experiences in order to gain an
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When asked what I do when I am at work I often have a problem just laying my finger on particular nursing things. When you say “I give out medicines‚ I start IVs‚ I make sure my patient’s are comfortable‚ etc.” It is almost like people are disappointed and confused why I am so tired when I get off work. People do not understand that I am a patient advocate‚ I hold hands that are scared‚ I have mastered keeping a baby asleep while I do an assessment‚ I take stress away from parents‚ I listen‚ I watch
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1. Accounting standard-setting environments 2. Financial instruments and income tax allocation 3. Introduction to intercorporate investments 4. Consolidation subsequent to acquisition 5. Intercompany transactions 6. Issues in ownership interests and joint ventures 7. Foreign activities 8. Translation and consolidation of foreign subsidiaries 9. Financial reporting in the not-for-profit and public sectors 10. Fund accounting 11. Accounting standard-setting environments
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James E. Porter’s article is reflected in Michael Kleine’s article “What Is It We Do When We Write Articles like This One-and How Can We Get Students to Join Us?’ for both authors stress the argument that no idea is original. Porter and Kleine come to the conclusion that texts are derived from previous texts‚ which is where the importance of plagiarism comes into play. Porter’s article can be related to Deborah Brandt “Sponsors of Literacy” in the relation of the influence outside sources can possess
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information from observations‚ reports and recordings into data into the written word (rather than into numeric data in quantitative research). Qualitative research is useful for finding out information in areas where little information is known‚ or to study a particular concept in more detail. A qualitative research study usually involves fewer people or events in comparison to a quantitative research study. Qualitative research is about ‘discovery of facts’ and not necessarily hard evidence. Some studies
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Sample test: Quantitative Method for Business Research Note: This sample test is just a sample for you to see what a real exam looks like. That means that it is not necessarily same as a real exam. 1. Any measure to characterize a variable of a sample is called a) a sample b) a census c) a statistics d) a parameter 2. The score of student’s aptitude test is an example of a) a categorical nominal data b) a categorical ordinal data c) a continuous interval numerical data
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In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative research methods‚ discussing the Epistemology‚ methodology‚ and the varying techniques each method uses. The essay will also take a brief look at the Ethical considerations of research using relevant psychology examples. Here‚ when considering the epistemology behind both research methods‚ we must see it in terms of our essential philosophy of ideas and concepts and the ways in which it can be shaped (Pidgeon & Henwood
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