I am currently working on my dissertation proposal and am in need of a methodologist. I am not good at statistics and my committee methodologist recommend that I get someone who can help with the writing of my chapter 3 and 4.
Tandra - if your supervisors cannot assist you - then you are with the wrong team!! At least one of your supervisors should be able to assist with methodology. No supervisors should ever advise, I don't have the skills - try somewhere like ResearchGate.
Thank you for the feedback. I am just a doctoral student. I do not work for a university.
Tandra. If you are a doctoral student, then you are bright and spend a lot of time reading. Herien the answer to your question.
Every disicpline and field has one or two books that are written for beginning researchers, which explain all avenues of methodology, methods, tools etc. All you need to do, is find said book, go to the section on statistics, and read and make notes.
If, on the other hand, statistics is not your thing, because you are not a natural maths person, or even perhaps you do not see the world in this way, then you may have been badly advised in chosing your research paradigm, and may have formulated your aims in a way that draws you away from your innate skills and intelligence. There are several paradigms which do not use statistics: interpretivist research, critical research, phenomenology, etymology, socio-constructivism, etc. On the other hand, you are a maths person, and just need to read the right part of the methodlogy book - you will be fine.
I hope this helps,
Best wishes,
Alex
Tandra - you may not work formally for a university - but you must be enrolled in a university. Therefore, all previous advice must apply to you. Your supervisors are the ones that should be advising you. If thy are not - they are not fulfilling their contract, job or role.
I am in search of a research methodologist. Is there anyone available to assist with my dissertation as a research methodologist?
Agreed with the comments shared by previous researchers / scholars. In case you still didn't get any help on research methodology, you might want to roll up your sleeves to read the following books or watch from YouTube (note: they are just some examples by no means are exhaustive list). Think it is important as researcher / scholar you need to pick up / have certain understanding on research methodology so that you can answer some tough questions from readers during your research proposal defense. E.g. if your research methodologist advised you to use quantitative research method - during proposal defense, readers might challenge you why don't you adopt qualitative or mixed method? What are the pro & con for each method etc.? During that time neither your research methodologist nor supervisor / advisor can help you to answer that.
General / Quantitative Research:
Qualitative Research:
Mixed Methods Research:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=research+methodology
Dr. Han Ping Fung has always been a great information provider
As a doctoral student you should really be speaking with your supervisors about getting help with methodology. However, it does lead me to ask why are you choosing to do a methodology that you are unfamiliar with? Is there another method you can use for your research, does it have to be statistics? I ask, because although you can read about methods, its best to have someone sit down with you and show you visually or even take a workshop or class on this. Your university should offer classes on statistics, as it is a common method to do quantitative research. If you are worried about paying extra fees, then you should speak again with your supervisors or even Head of Department to ask about "sitting in" on the class (without formally registering/enrolling) just so you can learn the method. The university should accommodate this, as you will not need the class for credits or be taking any exams.
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