INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS There are generally two kinds of research: qualitative and quantitative. For any research project the researcher needs to be clear about which type of research will provide the information required. The role of qualitative research is to tell you why; quantitative research tells you how many. The methods are quite different. Definition of Quantitative research? "There ’s no such thing as qualitative data. Everything is either 1
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JET Copies Case Problem page 1 Assignment #1: JET Copies Case Problem By: Jenna Kiragis Quantitative Methods 540 7/29/2012 JET Copies Case Problem page 2 In Excel‚ use a suitable method for generating the number of days needed to repair the copier‚ when it is out of service‚ according to the discrete distribution shown. Lost revenue of Jet Copies due to breakdown can be done by generating
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Introduction The study of Research Methods has become both a more important and significant part of sport in recent years and there has been a rapid growth in interest in the theoretical side of Sport and Exercise. In this assignment I will be talking about the key issues in Research Methods for Sport and Exercise Sciences and focusing on two aspects in particular – Qualitative and Quantitative research. I will be giving examples and opinions of these methods and pointing out advantages and disadvantages
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Discussion Board Instructions You are required to complete 4 Discussion Board forums throughout this course. You will research a topic‚ compose a thread discussing the topic‚ and reply to at least 2 classmates’ threads. Research outside the textbook is required for each forum. Acceptable research sources include your textbook‚ periodicals‚ journals‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and the Bible. Your initial thread must have a minimum of 3 cited references‚ and there should be 1 cited reference for each
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Report- Hard Copy ASSIGNMENT METHOD The assignment problem is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems in the branch of optimization or operations research in mathematics. It consists of finding a maximum weight matching in a weighted bipartite graph. In its most general form‚ the problem is as follows: There are a number of agents and a number of tasks. Any agent can be assigned to perform any task‚ incurring some cost that may vary depending on the agent-task assignment
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QUALITATIVE‚ QUANTITATIVE & MIXED METHODS RESEARCH WEEK 6 Competitive Intelligence BPP BUSINESS SCHOOL BPP BPP BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Week 1 - The Role of Research in the Organisation Week 2 - Conducting Literature Reviews and Referencing Week 3 - An Introduction to Inductive and Deductive Research Week 4 - Research Design Week 5 - Research Questions and Hypotheses Week 6 - Qualitative‚ Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Week 7 - Individual and Group Interviewing
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Chapter 21 – Presenting Insights and Findings: Oral Presentation. Chapter 20 – Research Report Component Researchers may be able to conduct research by applying the principles of “responsible conduct of research” and appropriate research methods. Research process and findings need to be transformed into a research report that is readable and also technically acceptable. Otherwise‚ policy-makers and management may not discern the importance and usefulness of its findings. If one cannot produce
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Linear Programming D.V. – Decision Variables O.F. – Objective Funtion S.T. or CONST - Constraints Constrained Mathematical Model – a model with an objective and one or more constraints EXAMPLE: 50D + 30C + 6M is the total profit for a production run($50 profit for Desk‚ $30 profit for Chair and $6 per pound for steel) Functional Constraints - ≤ ≥ or = --Restrictions that involve expressions with 1 or more variables EXAMPLE: 7d+3c+1.5M <= 2000 (constraint on raw steel) Variable Constraints
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Quantitative Chemical Analysis Lab Chemistry 223 Dr. Dean Olson Fall Semester 2013 Friday‚ August 30 Who Am I? B. Chem. – U. of Minnesota‚ Minneapolis M.S. – U. of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill Environmental Chemistry; Copper kinetics in estuaries Later work: Calcium and magnesium binding to blood coagulation proteins Ph.D. – U. of Illinois; Oscillatory enzyme kinetics NMR Lab Director; see web page ( http://scs.illinois.edu/nmr/ ) 11 magnets‚ 350 users‚ 4 locations
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Steeley Associates Monica Beamish Quantitative Methods – MAT 540 Dr. Hesh Ansari May 3‚ 2013 Steeley Associates Inc.‚ is a property development company. Steeley had purchased a house build in the mid-1800‚ and had been leasing it to the State University for academic office space. In 2008‚ the lease on the property expired and Steeley Associates‚ after consideration‚ decided to build high-density student apartments. This decision would optimize the full space site
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