hypothesis or question using a systematic method to discover an answer. The key to the concept of research as opposed to simply guessing at answers is the systematic approach it employs. This systematic approach is commonly referred to as the Scientific Method. Without the Scientific Method research would loose its validity because there would be no controls in place to make sure you are measuring or evaluating what you actually set out to find. The scientific method usually begins with some background
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APPLE INC. This research project explores the history of Apple Inc.‚ one of the best inventors of technology. In the past decade Apple Inc. has become one of the most-valuable‚ influential companies on the planet‚ because of its success with technology. In evidence‚ Apple Inc. created and sold 70 million IPhones‚ 30 million Ipads and 59 million other products. In my opinion Apple Inc. is taking over the technology industry‚ by creating the most reliable forms of technology. Although back in 1997
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in the living room. Khaleej Times. Retrieved December 4‚ 2013‚ from http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=editorschoice&xfile=/data/editorschoice/2013/September/editorschoice_September5.xml Beck‚ R. (2008). Microeconomic analysis of issues in business‚ government‚ and society. New York: McGraw-Hill. Carson‚ R. B. (2010). Microeconomic issues today: alternative approaches. New York: St. Martin ’s Press. Perlman‚ R. (2012). Theory of microeconomic issues. Hinsdale‚ Ill
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The Problem Analysis Triangle provides a way of thinking about recurring problems of crime and disorder. This triangle represents three sides which are offender‚ place‚ and a target/victim. “Another name for the Problem Analysis Triangle is Crime Triangle” (Clarke & Eck). There are controllers for each of the three original sides. Most of the time offenders are being manipulated by other people‚ which are called handlers. Usually this handles are people that knows the offender will and that is in
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In “Mind-set and Equitable Education” Carol S. Dweck describes how anyone‚ especially students can develop a growth Mind-set to build their abilities through effort and instruction. During her research‚ Dweck identifies that people with a fixed mind-set believes that intelligence is a fixed trait‚ you either have it or you don’t. Those with a growth mind-set believes that anyone’s intellectual ability can grow. Dweck created two workshops consisting of eight sessions: one to teach students study
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Group Assignment #1: Problem Analysis of Cott Corporation Group Assignment #1 – Cott Corporation Summary Cott was found by a Montreal clothier‚ Harry Pencer in 1955. The company imported bottled and canned soft drink into Quebec from the US. After Harry Pencer’s death in 1983‚ his three sons‚ Samuel‚ Gerry‚ and Bill‚ inherited Cott. Once Gerry Pencer became CEO of Cott in 1988‚ he transformed Cott into the largest
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is the set of statistical tools used by quality professionals. Acceptance sampling is a part of SQC. It is the process of randomly inspecting a sample of goods and deciding whether to accept the entire lot based on the results. This determines whether a batch of goods should be accepted or rejected. This is helpful in measuring and evaluating the quality of products or services. However‚ statistical process control (SPC) is much advisable that SQC‚ because SPC tools identify quality problems during
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variables. Steps in Survey Research * The focus of study in a survey is called the unit of analysis. * As in other types of research‚ the group of persons that is the focus of the study is called the target population. * There are four basic ways to collect data in a survey: by direct administration of the survey instrument to a group‚ by mail‚ by telephone‚ or by personal interview. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. * The sample to be surveyed should be selected randomly
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Research Methods There are two categories of research methods: qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative data collection usually involves numbers‚ graphs and charts‚ whereas‚ qualitative data collection methods deals with feelings and other non-quantifiable elements. The most popular qualitative methods of data collection and analysis in business studies are interviews‚ focus groups‚ observation‚ case studies‚ games and role playing etc. Popular quantitative methods of data collection and analysis
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COMPARING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Social theory is a “system of interconnected ideas that condenses and organises the knowledge about the social world and explains how it works” (Neuman‚ 2006‚ p.8) and for many years scientists have gathered data using specialised techniques such as Quantative and Qualitative research to support or reject these theories. Quantitative research “generates numerical data or information that can be converted into numbers‚” (Experiment Resources‚ 2009‚
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