Data Collection and Sample Population SLP 4
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Experimental ResearchCorrelational StudySurvey ResearchGrounded TheoryEthnographyCase StudyNarrative ResearchMixed MethodAction Research
Type of Researchbasic researchapplied researchbasic researchapplied researchapplied researchbasic researchapplied researchapplied researchbasic research
Purpose ExploratorySpeculativeEvaluativeExplanatoryDescriptive ExploratoryDescriptiveExploratoryExploratory
Example of Research ProblemWhat is it?Why is it so?Why it happens this way?It happens because of this but what is the back grounding theory?Why is it so considering the local peculiarities? What had happened? How people influence the situation? Combinations of the previously mentionedIt happens because of this so let us check why
Type of Research QuestionsDescriptiveRelationalCausalRelational RelationalDescriptiveDescriptiveRelationalCausal
Type of Variablesindependent and dependentindependent and dependent dependentindependent and dependentindependent and dependentdependent independent and dependentindependent and dependentindependent
Role of Literature ReviewPriorPriorPriorPriorMinorMinorMinor PriorPrior
Sample PopulationSimple Random SampleSystematic SampleStratified SamplingSystematic SampleQuota SamplingSimple Random Sample Stratified SamplingCluster SamplingSystematic Sample
Data CollectionObjective measureTranscript analysisSurveyObjective measureSurveyInterviewsSurveyObjective measure + Transcript analysis Transcript analysis
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Evaluation of Findings
Data Collection and Sample Population SLP 4
Any research requires data collection in order to evaluate the obtained information and come to the appropriate conclusions. The data can be collected in different ways. Questionnaires is one them. It is utterly important to know how to create the correct questionnaires, pilot them, and validate the contents. This paper is aimed to explore this process.
As the example, the following interview (as the part of the questionnaire) can be used. Interviewing skills are a must for a specialist working with human resources in order to have proper evaluation of job candidates. Interviewing guidelines are provided by the company but a skilled specialist can make the interview run smoothly and comfortably for a candidate. Skills in interviewing job candidates are important in the evaluation process of them. During a conversation it is important to listen to what is NOT said together with what is said. During an interview an applicant does not just tell about his or her capabilities or past mentioned in the resume. In this case, it is clear that the candidate was intended to present himself as positive as possible.
However, rather negative facts came out, thanks to the use of information technology. It is utterly important now to determine what lies behind the words. A good interview will tell who the person is and a good interviewer will be looking for qualities that will be most important for the company and the position the applicant is trying to get. Below is the list of features to pay attention to that should be evaluated by any HR specialists:
In the current situation, self-confidence can be bad thing as well since this individual is able to hide too many negative facts about him. Such candidate can be rather dangerous for the position of a nurse due to the fact that too much confidence in self can put patients into a trouble in some way. However, self-confidence could be the sign of high professional skills therefore it is necessary to investigate the facts that are considered negative because they can be irrelevant to the above-mentioned professional skills.
Persistence is a good quality, but it should be applied in the right direction. The candidate is persistent in hiding …