Read this article to learn about the use of research design for solving problems in research. The research designer understandably cannot hold all his decisions in his head. Even if he could, he would have difficulty in understanding how these are interrelated. Therefore, he records his decisions on paper or record disc by using relevant symbols or concepts. Such a [...]
This article throws light upon the six main roles of theory for social research. 1. Theory provides significant guidelines and trails for the conduct of research by pointing to areas that are most likely to be fruitful, that is, areas in which meaningful relationships among variables are likely to be found. If the variables come to be selected such that [...]
This article provides a short note on null hypotheses. The alternative hypotheses and the null hypotheses together constitute the framework for the statistical testing of hypotheses. Fuller significance of null hypothesis can be grasped by the students at later stage. Suffice it here to say that the null hypothesis in its simplest form asserts that there is no difference between [...]