1 Secondary data analysis: an introduction All data are the consequence of one person asking questions of someone else. (Jacob 1984: 43) This chapter introduces the field of secondary data analysis. It begins by considering what it is that we mean by secondary data analysis‚ before describing the type of data that might lend itself to secondary analysis and the ways in which the approach has developed as a research tool in social and educational research. The second part of the chapter considers
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INTRODUCTION: Nigeria‚ a nation endowed with natural‚ human and capital resources with a population of over 160 million people an estimated growth rate of 4.65 percent and covers 923.8 thousand square kilometers‚ about the size of California‚ Nevada and Arizona states in the United States‚ (Usman‚ 2007). Nigeria as a country‚ is the eight largest oil exporting country in the world and its oil reserves are estimated over 1000 trillion cubic feet (Usman‚ 2007). It is unfortunate that a country with
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and selection of subjects. It should draw definitive conclusions only with extreme caution. Given its fundamental nature‚ exploratory research often concludes that a perceived problem does not actually exist. Exploratory research often relies on secondary research such as reviewing available literature and/or data‚ or qualitative approaches such as informal discussions with consumers‚ employees‚ management or competitors‚ and more formal approaches through in-depth interviews‚focus groups‚ projective
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MANAGING CULTISM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BY SULAIMAN ABDULLAHI KARWAI‚ Ph.D‚ fmca‚ mnim‚ mimc‚ DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA. Abstract Importunate secret cult activities have created a culture of fear and turned many tertiary institutions into centres of violence‚ where Fear‚ anxiety and insecurity of lives and properties are the order of the day. These scenarios have resulted in poor learning‚ poor performance and low academic attainment. The objective
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Use a variety of sources for the collection of data‚ both primary and secondary (1) (a) Prepare and implement a plan for the collection of primary and secondary data for a given business problem (b) Describe and justify the survey methodology and frame used (c) Develop and use a questionnaire and justify its design for a particular purpose (2) Apply a range of techniques to analyze data effectively for business purposes (a) Create information for decision making by summarizing data using
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Secondary storage (optical) Table of contents Why was secondary storage needed? 1 Different types of optical discs: 1 1‚ CD (compact disc): 1 2‚ DVD (digital versatile storage) 2 3‚ Blu-Ray Disc (BD): 3 Which type of recordable disc should I choose: 3 Understanding the difference between the Live File System and Mastered disc formats: 3 Discs formatted with the Live File System option: 3 Discs formatted with the Mastered option: 4 Questions from students: 4 References: 5
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education is damaging to both society and the individual. Free tertiary education is both desirable and affordable. It would result in a much better society. Getting a university‚ polytechnic or apprenticeship qualification means that society‚ as a whole‚ is more educated. We all benefit. Everyone benefits from having plumbers who understand the entire pipe system thingy‚ scientists who understand the problem and can effectively deal with it (whether it is bio-security‚ nuclear reactions‚ or finding
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16 chapter sixteen The Economy and Work How does change in the economy reshape society? What makes capitalist and socialist economies different? Why have the types of jobs available in the United States changed over the last fifty years? Here’s a quick quiz about the U.S. economy (Hint: All five questions have the same right answer): • Which business do 100 million people in the United States visit each week? • Which U.S. company‚ on average‚ opens a new store every day? • Which U.S. company
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Primary Succession Primary Succession is an ecological succession process that occurs in an environment with no prior inhabitants. Primary succession is the changes in species composition over time in a previously uninhabited environment. When primary succession begins no soil exist; rock surfaces like volcanic lava and glacier scraped rock surfaces are the platform on which primary succession begins. In figure 4.4 of the text Primary succession is happening on glacier moraine after the glacier
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SUMMER TRAINING REPORT ON “Understanding the Functioning of Secondary Equity Market Investments‚ Investor Psychology And Analysis of Daily Market Movements” India InfoLine Ltd Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Post Graduate Programme By ASHISH CHHARIA BATCH: 2011-13 FT-11-1005 IILM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT GREATER NOIDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Undertaking a project is never a one-person
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