to predict the outcome in similar situations with a certain degree of accuracy (Lee & Baskerville‚ 2003). In order to increase our confidence in the generalizability of a study‚ it would have to be repeated with the same program but different test subjects in different settings and yield similar results. Type I Error - Errors in research are important; not always will a researcher get everything he is looking for without issues along the way. Type I error occurs when the null hypothesis is falsely
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Explain How People From Different Backgrounds May Use and/or Interpret Communication Methods in Different Ways Working in early years in a multi cultural society‚ it is important to understand that people who do come from different backgrounds may have different ways of communicating and they may even interpret the way others communicate unexpectedly. For some people‚ English may not be there first language‚ this could mean that they only have a basic grasp on the English language‚ making communication
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Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways It is important to understand how people from different backgrounds may use or interpret communication methods. I ensure I familiarise myself with the different cultures of those who I care for so I can understand how to communicate effectively with them.. What is acceptable in one culture may be an offence in another. Take for example‚ it is not acceptable for a woman to speak when men
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RESEARCH METHODS VARIABLES AND HYPOTHESES Begin with stating the research question‚ the purpose of the research‚ the resources needed‚ and a plan for the research‚ including a model of the phenomenon under study. Where do research ideas come from? Curiosity; experience; need for deciding or acting; job; school; building on or contesting existing theory; available funding; etc. A preliminary research proposal‚ in one or two pages‚ a. states the research question b. states
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CHAPTER 1 QUESTION: IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN TEN (10) MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AFFECTING A NAMED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. HOW CAN THESE BE REGULATED? INTRODUCTION In today’s world‚ no business operates in isolation without interacting with the environment where it operates. Irrespective of the nature of business whether public or private organization; manufacturing; service industry; local or international firm‚ its operations are inhibited by the environment in which it operates. During 2003-2007
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RUNNING HEAD: Research Methods in Psychology Research Methods in Psychology: Their strengths and weaknesses Research Methods in Psychology: Their strengths and weaknesses There are two main and important research methods in psychology. They are the experimental designs which are controlled by intervention and corelational designs which observe associations. In the experimental design the researcher is in full control over all research variables whereas the corelational designs observe and
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References: I.P.A (Institute of Public Administration)‚ 2010‚ Research Method Handbook. Verlinden.J. A. 2010 beginner guide to communication research method. H.Learn‚ 2008. Analyse this‚ Learn how to analyse data [online] available at http://learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/index.html [accessed 22 November 2011] H.J. Streubert and D.R. Carpenter (1999). Qualitative
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Scientific Method The experiment in this scientific article is based on whether it is true that caffeine can reduce high blood sugar or not. It was necessary to follow scientific method to come to a trustworthy and fair conclusion. The hypothesis of this experiment is that caffeine may help prevent diabetes. Scientists were asking if drinking coffee in regular doses would decrease the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. To test the hypothesis‚ scientists chose to do an experiment on mice that have
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Question Compare and contrast and take a decision on the following methods: 1. Full cost method 2. Successful effort method in the exploration and evaluation of oil and gas Solution The alternatives used in financial accounting and reporting by oil and gas producing companies have been grouped under two basic methods of accounting which are: i) The Full Cost Method ii) The Successful efforts method The Full Cost Method An accounting system used by companies that incur exploration costs
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Calculating correlation values for categorical data In order to find the correlation values for the fields in our data set‚ The Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used. This requires that the data in both fields be quantitative. But what if we were looking to calculate the correlation on two given fields that were say‚ numerical and categorical‚ or even both categorical. The Point Biserial coefficient is a special case of The Pearson Correlation Coefficient; it is a branch of PCC although they
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