sort of research should I use? ’ Reference to the literature can be confusing: so much research has been done‚ so many questions asked and sometimes answered‚ and so many conclusions have been drawn that it can be difficult to sort out one research technique from another. The decision most beginners to research find taxing is: ’Should I use quantitative or qualitative methods? ’At the most basic level‚ quantitative research methods are used when something needs to be measured‚ while qualitative methods
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Political Terrorism in Nigeria: Cursory and Critical Appraisal Shote Paul Oluwaseun‚ LLB‚ BL.* Introduction One of the core reasons for political apathy in Nigeria today is the continuous uprising and bedeviling terror associated to our political system. Many have tagged politics to be a dirty game; they sensibly opined that active participation in the political activities in Nigeria is tantamount to embarking on a journey of no return because of mendacious and purposeless minds who are mere opportunists
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PROJECT APPRAISAL / CREDIT APPRAISAL Project / Credit appraisal is a skill which has to be acquired by study and supplemented by practice. Intuitive guess work has little place in appraising the credit rating or credit needs of a corporate unit. The credit managers of banks and Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) are duty bound to accept or reject a proposal on the basis of its viability or non - viability. TECHNIQUES USED IN CREDIT APPRAISAL A. BY THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. B.
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Differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Quantitative research – is a formal‚ objective‚ systematic research which bases on precise figures. While conducting such kind of research‚ an investigator collects and analyzes data and statistics. The main purposes of applying quantitative method of research are: description of variables; examination of relationship among variables; determination
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The two research methods used in nursing research are either quantitative or qualitative. The statement in the question demonstrates that the evidence from a quantitative research is more trustworthy than a qualitative research. First of all it is necessary to identify the meaning of trustworthy in a research background. In the view of Baskarada (2014) the term trustworthiness is not very easy to define on the other hand it can be seen as consisting of different components such as credibility and
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critical appraisal of two articles using the appropriate CASP guidelines”: Introduction: CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills programme 2010) is a tool for one to criticize research paper. The questions provided‚ make one think and consider whether a research study is convincing and trustworthy. In the following‚ CASP will be used to criticize 1 quantitative research and 1 qualitative research. Paper 1 For quantitative research‚ Experiences of sub-fertility among Chinese couples in Hong
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the effectiveness of performance appraisal at “First Hotel Skt. Petri”. Performance appraisal is regarded as one of the important practices of human resource in the current era. The importance of it can be made visible from the perspective of motivating the employees‚ ensuring job satisfaction‚ achieving desired promotion along with producing better output for the entire organization. The main goal of this thesis is to justify this importance of performance appraisal from the data collected from the
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nurses’ ability to make excellent clinical decisions. It will examine what factors can change a nurses’ capability to be aware of‚ and act on abnormal assessment findings. As well as assessment being part of the nursing process that is used in every day nursing‚ it is also a critical part of patient safety (Higgins‚ 2008). Assessment findings are used to determine what needs to be done for the patient next. Early warning scoring systems currently exist to aid in the early detection of patient
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Analysis of the Ethical Dilemma of Euthanasia Euthanasia‚ whether assisted or voluntary‚ is the act of merciful killing and its purpose is to end suffering and pain of a patients terminal illness or injury. In two states physician assisted suicide is legal. The difference between euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is in euthanasia – the healthcare provider actually does end the patients’ life. In physician-assisted suicide – the physician provides the patients with the means to perform the
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Psychological factors in Obesity. The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital‚ 4. INTRODUCTION: This research was performed by the Jennifer C. Collins and Jon E. Bentz who are the Lancaster General Neuropsychology Specialists. This research was conducted to know the “Behavioral and Psychological Factors in Obesity” which was published on 2009 in “The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital”. This research was conducted to identify whether the Psychological and the behavioral factors also leads to the obese
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