Samples by age grouping and statistical significance of data analysis ?

If one has a national sample constructed of 5 to 15 year olds, is it then possible to generate statisically significant analyses of sub-sets of this age grouping , say 5 to 10 year olds and 11 to...

02 March 2016 5,141 4 View

What are the ethical considerations of conducting surveys with children who have learning disabilities?

We are about to start a survey on violence against children - what are the ethical considerations of conducting surveys with a sample that may include children with learning disabilities? any...

09 October 2015 7,478 6 View

Survey sampling at regional level: is it unwise to select only a sample of districts within each region?

does this approach introduce serious biases in the results and make it difficult to calculate the sampling errors, unless one assumes that the districts not covered are similar to those that are...

08 September 2015 9,371 4 View

Is it possible to obtain different statistical significance results for independent variables for one way anova and univariate analysis ?

The tests use the same sample population , same independent variables but statistical significance results are different i.e. statistical significant for each independent variable when tested...

11 December 2014 1,049 13 View

I SPSS, does a scatter plot with no line of best fit mean no correlation?

I used SPSS to do a scatter plot for 2 continuous variables and obtained several horizontal lines - there does not seem to be a line of best fit, no positive or negative association, it is...

11 December 2014 3,929 7 View

1. What is the impact of having different scales in a survey? and how can we solve this problem before and after data collection (Literature)?

1. What is the impact of having different scales in a survey? and how can we solve this problem before and after data collection (Literature-based reflection)? Thank you for your time and for...

03 March 2021 2,870 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

How does one access the Cranet survey data on HRM practices?

Hello, The Cranet website does not provide any lead to the data obtained from their multinational survey on HRM practices. Any help on accessing the data would be most appreciated. Thank...

01 March 2021 9,536 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

Suggestions for occupational stress surveys?

I am currently writing a masters thesis on reasons for occupational stress in the early childhood classroom, and want to include a short survey assessing participants work-related stress levels. I...

24 February 2021 8,678 2 View

How do historians determine the credibility sources in modern history?

For a source to be considered reliable it must contain accurate historical information. But how does one determine the accuracy and reliability of sources in modern and recent history since not...

23 February 2021 1,346 13 View

Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

Hi Colleagues- What do you think about the following methodological issues: 1. Is it methodologically wrong to formulate quantitative research questionnaire based on inductive reasoning? 2. Is it...

21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

Where I can find materials to learn Fuzzy VIKOR methodology?

Please suggest ways to learn Fuzzy VIKOR methodology in a best possible way. And is there any toolkit available for the same? Thank you in advance.

20 February 2021 8,271 3 View