RESEARCH Understanding the Experiences of Adult Learners: Content Analysis of Focus Group Data Jeff Zacharakis‚ Marie Steichen‚ and Gabriela Diaz de Sabates‚ Kansas State University Dianne Glass‚ Kansas Board of Regents ABSTRACT In this qualitative research study‚ we sought to better understand the experiences of adult learners in adult education centers. We conducted eight focus groups with 104 adult education students from 25 adult learning centers. Five groups were made up of English-speaking
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"Data Compression and Data Processing” Please respond to the following: * Explain whether or not you believe there is a discernible difference in efficiency between compressing and decompressing audio data and compressing and decompressing image data. Provide at least three reasons for your argument. There are efficiency differences between a given compressions for audio or image‚ this is due to: 1. The difference in data‚ example bmp‚ jpg‚ gif of the same image‚ mp3‚ wav‚ ogg for
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Primary Data is Original data‚ this means that it has been collected by you‚ someone who has volunteered to assist you in your research‚ or by someone who is within your employ to gather this research‚ this does not include comparing results with your peers to help evaluate the accuracy of your own results‚ as this type of data has not been gathered by you‚ or have you had any part in the gathering of this information. There are a few ways in which primary data can be obtained‚ which includes surveys
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Censored data & Truncated data Censoring occurs when an observation or a measurement is outside the range and people don’ t know the certain value. The value is always above or below the range that people set. However‚ truncated data means that because of the limits‚ such as time‚ or space‚ people lose some data. Truncation is to cut off the data. In other words‚ we have collected and use the data‚ but the data is not in the range we have. It is called censored data. We don’t use the data because
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Decision Making Betty Pittman Grand Canyon University Quantitative Methods November 16‚ 2011 Decision Making Analytics competitors are leaders in their varied fields consumer products‚ finance‚ retail‚ and entertainment. For organizations to become and prosper as an analytics competitor they must use analytics data because many industries offer similar products and use comparable technologies‚ business processes are among the last remaining points of differentiation
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Initial post Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Researchers often times are faced with the decision of choosing a methodology of research; either Quantitative or Qualitative that they think best fits their study and objectives. This choice is guarded by the topic of study‚ the advantages and disadvantages‚ and the strengths and weaknesses of using either one or the other type of the methodologies. Researchers are sometimes using Quantitative and Qualitative research methodologies interchangeably
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COMPARING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Social theory is a “system of interconnected ideas that condenses and organises the knowledge about the social world and explains how it works” (Neuman‚ 2006‚ p.8) and for many years scientists have gathered data using specialised techniques such as Quantative and Qualitative research to support or reject these theories. Quantitative research “generates numerical data or information that can be converted into numbers‚” (Experiment Resources‚ 2009‚
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Sports fandom consists of cognitive and affective‚ as well as behavioural components. Existing sports fan research utilises either strong qualitative‚ or more often‚ strong quantitative methodologies. The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are outlined‚ developing the argument that the use of a single methodology often fails to explore all of these components. The use of a mixed methods approach is suggested to counteract
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1) Go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Webb site (www.bea.gov) and locate the gross domestic product data. Compare the annual figure for the last four years. What do the figures indicate for the next couple of years? In 2007 it was 4.9%‚ in 2008 it was 1.9%‚ in 2009 it was -2.5%‚ in 2010 it was 4.2%. 2011 is not yet out. These numbers indicated a rapid decrease and a rapid bounce back. I think for the next couple of years‚ the figures will rise again before a decrease comes again. 2) At
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Critique of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies NU310: Kaplan University Introduction The following paper is a critique of the data collection and data analysis methods used in a quantitative study that examines the effects of crossed legs on blood pressure measurement‚ and a qualitative study that looks at the experiences of patients during awake craniotomies. The data collection and analysis are the heart and soul of a study and contribute to its reliability. A study
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