Businesses Research
BUSA 2185: BUSINESS RESEARCH
Spring 2019
Research Project (Assignment 7)
Research methodology (Defining Data Collection and Data Analysis)
(25 points)
Submission and Formatting.
- Typed double-spaced lines, Times New Roman, size 12 font, 1-inch margins, letter-sized pages (8.5 x 11 inches)
- Save as a Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) file and name your assignment in this format Name_Last Name_BUSA 2185_Assignment 7
OVERVIEW : In this assignment you will show how you will collect a data and which data methodology you will use.
PROVIDE YOUR ANSWERS BELOW THE EACH QUESTION.
If you will not provide in this template, you cannot take points for your submissions.
1. Sampling (7.5 points)
Tip: Look at the Chapter 8-Sampling
a. What is your target population? (2.5 points)
Tip: A population can be defined as all people or items (unit of analysis) with the characteristics that one wishes to study. Who were the respondents?
b. What is your sampling frame? Do you have access to this population? (2.5 points)
Tip: This is an accessible section of the target population (usually a list with contact information) from where a sample can be drawn.
c. What kind of sampling techniques (probability random, systematic, stratified or non-probability-convenience, snowball etc.) did you use? How did you reach your respondents? (2.5 points)
Tip: You can find definitions for each technique from Chapter 8-Sampling.
2. Data Collection (7.5 points)
Tip: Look at the Chapter 9-10-11 Data Collection Methods
a. Which method you will use in your research for data collection (Survey, case study, secondary approach so on). (2.5 points)
b. What types of survey (self-administered mail, online, interview phone etc.) you used? Explain. (2.5 points)
c. What is the biggest challenge to collect this data? (2.5 points)
3. Analysis: (10 points)
a. What kind of Univariate Analysis is convenient for your analysis? (2.5 points)
Tip: Such as table of frequencies for each independent, dependent and one control)
Tip: Look at the Chapter 14 - Data Analysis-Quantitative Analysis -Descriptive Statistics
b. What kind of Inferential Statistics is convenient for your analysis? Give brief definition of this method. (2.5 points)
Tip: Look at the Chapter 15 - Data Analysis-Quantitative Analysis - Inferential Statistics
c. Which steps you will follow for your data analysis? (5 points)
Tip: Such as data cleaning, reliability and validity measurement of scale items.