Chapter 2

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Concept Meaning Confused! Nailed it!

Write your own notes Where do you need the concept in your
and ask if you still have research!
a problem
Purposiveness Aim, purpose, Has to do with my study purpose
objective
Rigor Legitimate, Has to do with my all stages of research
tough, sound, (A-Z). Look for the example in mentioned
exact in your ppt (ch2).
-Few employees -means small sample-
lack of methodological sophistication.
- Framing and addressing the questions in
your questionnaire (cause bias in
responses) -lack of methodological
sophistication.
-The researcher didnt not include the
main issues discussed by the sample
either because of lack of knowledge or
sample too small-lacks of a good
theoretical framework
Testability Test, evaluate Has to do with testing my hypothesis
Replicability repeat Has to do with test my hypothesis again
Replicate to support my results, when I repeat
similar research.
Precision &confidence Precision: Has to do with my results
- precision accurate, Are my results close to reality?
- confidence precise. Is my sample accurate? Does it reflect the
Confidence: population?
being certain, Can I confidently claim that 95% of the
sureness time my results would be true and there
is only
5% chance of our being wrong.
Objectivity Impartial, not Has to do with my conclusion.
affected by Facts not emotions.
emotions
Generalizability Make general Has to do with my results.
conclude Not all research is applicable to other
settings especially when it is done on a
specific company. However, if applicable
it is more useful to the user.