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Contrary to popular belief, mathematics plays an essential role in human life. It should even be said that without knowledge of mathematical formulas, regularities, and concepts, we would not be able to progress and develop. People mistakenly consider that mathematics is limited to the textbook and the school board, but...
Selecting a Suitable Topic in Business Research A topic for business research is the beginning of an investigation; however, the success of the study strongly depends on the correct choice of the focus area. The topic should be potentially successful and appropriate for the specific person who intends to conduct...
Quantitative And Qualitative Research Modern times have come with many health challenges due to the emergence of new strains of diseases and also the re-emergence of diseases that are considered as eradicated. There have been issues of climatic changes which have resulted in global warming due to environmental pollution. This...
“A set is a collection of well defined and well-distinguished objects of our perception or thought.” (Mohindru & Grover, 2003, p.1). Set is usually represented by capital letters and some of the standard sets that are available are N [represents set of all-natural numbers] W [represents set of all whole...
The sample of people who participated in the the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment consisted of African-American farmers. They were recruited through the Rosenwault Foundation, which aimed to support the African-American communities and help them get an education (Today I found out, 2019). However, after the Great Depression, this organization could no...
The need to inquire about the relationships among variables in a population, results into the formulation of quantitative research questions. Investigators use these research questions to get information that they are looking for (Creswell, 2003). Flick (2009) acknowledges that research questions determine the appropriateness of the areas selected for investigation....
Introduction Generally, a quadratic equation has the following form: ax2+bx+c; with, c, b, and a being constant that are referred to as quadratic efficient, and x is a variable. In numerical stipulations, a quadratic equation is simply a polynomial-statement of a subsequent degree (Katz, & Barton, 2007). There are manifold...
While quantitative studies provide valuable information for further research and clinical practice, they might contain some serious flaws. Out of all questions related to the study’s credibility, the article by Sand-Jecklin and Sherman (2014) contained the answers only for the six of them. On the one hand, four positive answers...
Introduction There are two main types of research design, quantitative and qualitative research designs. In the best-case scenario, quantitative and qualitative methodologies should work in tandem. The qualitative technique occurs at the beginning of a study to explore values that are to be measured in the following quantitative phase (Schmitz,...
The distribution of employment size (number of employees) for different categories of businesses varies depending upon the need of the business. In this report, the distribution of employment size for Retail and Hotel & Catering business division in London for the year 2007 will be compared. Table 1 shows the...
The Hispanic community is one of the rapidly growing populations in the American community. Although they are non-natives in the country, their presence is slowly being recognized not only in democratic processes but also in the social order. One of the states with significant populations of the Hispanic community in...
Cancer is one of the most dreadful diseases that can affect human beings of all ages. It is characterized by malignant growth or tumor as a result of the abnormal and uncontrollable division of body cells. Once it starts, cancer can spread to other body parts through the lymphatic system...
The design research is constructed by the theory on making energy consumption lower and concrete steps on how to achieve it. In this respect two parts of the research stack up in terms of their cohesiveness with the main idea of the research. The internal validity of the research can...
Introduction There is a number of various information sources that are related to the nursing discipline and are available on the Internet and in certain journals. Thus, it is necessary to understand the basic principles of a critical assessment of research and know how to use them in interprofessional healthcare...
Introduction The concept of gravitational waves is a longstanding idea. Albert Einstein briefly covered it when he explained that ripples of space-time known as gravitational waves occur when large bodies orbit each other. He made these predictions in the development of the general theory of relativity in 1916. The calculations...
Yesterday, the author has lifted a cup to drink from it and threw a ball for the dog. In the case of the cup, they applied upward force to the cup at a constant rate until it reached the necessary height, at which point the pressure was reduced to let...
Abstract From the study, it has been found that there are many methods of bubble production. The choice of production method depends on the situation and application that the user desires. It is however not possible to recommend the best method based on the study but rather highlight the strengths...
When it comes to research, scientists can either support or deny some ideas with the help of various means, and an experiment is among them. An experiment is a way to identify what outcomes can occur when appropriate conditions are preserved. Here, one should mention that the credibility and relevance...
Rock Structure New England is located on the North East side of the US, and it is composed of six states. Over the years, the area has witnessed increased population and drastic growth. However, its environment is unique and outstanding as a result of several geographical formations that occurred several...
Conceptual Theoretical Model In most countries, particularly in developing nations, tourism is one of the significant sources of revenue and the main contributor to economic growth. Tourism also plays a vital role in promoting economic growth by contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP) (Shih, and Do 2016, 371-372). East...
The nature of the planet Earth is impressive — it consists of the cycles of chemical compounds in different aggregate states at distinct levels. Water is the essential substance without which life would not be possible, and the formation of clouds with the subsequent fallout plays a not insignificant role...
Economic inequality is one of the ever-present global issues that social scientists try to resolve. Hunt and Colander (2016) note that even in the US, more than 12% of the population lives in poverty (p. 234). I believe that social scientists currently lack the ability to solve the issue, at...
Modulation is characterized as converting data to radio waves by adding it to an optical or electronic carrier signal. In turn, a carrier signal has a steady waveform – frequency and constant amplitude, or height. The primary modulation concept is as follows: the original form of a message signal cannot...
Heat is defined as the measure of the amount of thermal or kinetic energy in a body. Heat transfer is therefore the movement of the kinetic energy from one part of the body to another. This movement is usually due to a temperature gradient brought about by a difference in...
Introduction Many people often learn with surprise that even without their participation in opinion polls, pollsters still release results on certain characteristics of a population that they are members. People who are ignorant about processes of doing research, often rubbish findings of research studies in which their input was not...
Proxima C has 22 Earth days between sunrises and human beings living underground; therefore, this suggests that most of the time, the people will be in dark conditions. On a human being on Earth, the alternation of day and night is essential to inducing rhythms that affect several physiological functions....
Chapter 16. Statistics are used in a variety of ways in the process of evaluation. Which statistics to choose depends on the level of measurement used for coding the phenomena of interest (nominal or ordinal). The chapter concerns the selection of the statistical techniques. The first part discusses descriptive and...
Introduction Sampling is extremely important for conducting research in education, as it can have a significant effect on the research outcome. A sample is a collection of elements meant to represent a population under analysis. While the best research strategy is to conduct a census, which is a study of...
Introduction The social life of humankind is undoubtedly the most saturated, diverse, and conscious in comparison with other creatures living on the planet Earth. Unlike plants and animals, humans have a self-consciousness that allows them to manage their own lives and think critically. This superb acquisition gives the individual the...
The adequate knowledge of discipline-specific language skills and strategies, as well as the use of conventions, is fundamental for providing proper writing to inform or educate the targeted audience. The three articles by Epstein, Hopton, and Katzman, discuss the issue of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa. As such, Katzman’s article...
Abstract Evaluating research and determining its legitimacy is an important step in advancing the exploration of a specific issue and developing a strong and vast system of knowledge on the subject. However, to assess the legitimacy of a specific study, one needs to take multiple variables into account and determine...
The famous Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher and lived about 2.5 thousand years ago. Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the squared hypotenuse – the largest side opposite the right angle – is equal to the sum of the squared legs – two smaller...
It would be challenging for humans to live on Mars for a large number of reasons. Cabrol and Grin (2018) cite “low and widely varying temperature, low atmospheric pressure, low water activity, and high ultraviolet and ionizing radiation” as the primary causes of the planet’s inhospitality. To enable life on...
Response to Erwina’s Post Erwinia chose the lenses of social sciences and natural sciences and sufficient details are to support this choice. I agree that social sciences lenses will play a central role in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information from a socio-economic perspective for educational services. I also chose the...
The First Article Purpose and Scope The research in question was explorative in nature, so the authors instead of arguing produced several hypotheses and tested them in order to uncover new information about the topic. Their purpose was to investigate the leadership preferences in representatives of different nationalities in contrast...
External or internal radiation can penetrate the human cell to the nucleus and initiate ionization or trigger water radiolysis. The effect can be cell malfunction, Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) break, apoptosis, cancer development, or the affected person’s death. Accordingly, this essay evaluates how radiation can affect a person on molecular and...
Introduction Research papers and reports published in peer-reviewed journals are the main sources of information in modern science. They focus on data, experiments, and results of the performed studies. Understanding them requires basic background knowledge of the subject and being familiar with a scholarly article’s structure. This paper presents the...
The history of science is only linear if one ignores the fascinating achievements of various ancient civilizations. Nevertheless, if one assumes a Eurocentric perspective, there is a certain logic to the progression of innovation throughout modernity. While they might not seem interconnected, great discoveries only happen when humanity’s accumulated knowledge...
In this speech, Gambis discusses his scientific work and how it inspires him to make science fiction movies. His main intention is to convince the audience that real science can be entertaining and inspiring for the filmmakers. He uses photos and shots from his films to support his argument. Overall,...
Day One Dialogue Me: I have tried to differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research, but I am still confused regarding the use of either or both of them. During this semester, as we are focusing on qualitative methods of research, I am unable to identify the research approach categorically. Since...
The object of the analysis is the research study article by Ansari, Hosseinzadeh, and Zwar (2016) “A quantitative research on self-management of type 2 diabetes in a middle-aged population of rural area of Pakistan”. The authors use a quantitative method to study the connection between illness and social and environmental...
Understanding critical components of research, such as data analysis, validity, and reliability is central to the in-depth synthesis of the information reviewed. They analyzed seven articles that constitute only a small portion of the bigger research, aimed at exploring accessible measures of fall prevention. Close examination of the analysis types,...
Strengths and Weaknesses of Survey Research In General Survey research has been used as quite a popular tool in data collection and analysis. As the name suggests, the research of the specified type is based on the data gathered with the help of a survey distributed among study participants (Ruel...
Introduction Data collection is an integral step in research because it determines the reliability and validity of data. The methods of performing data collection in both qualitative and quantitative research are similar, but the nature of the data is different. In this view, the validity and reliability of data are...
Youth Risk Behaviour Survey (YRBS) is conducted and designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to gather data on youth risk behavior. The scope of this biennial study encompasses sexual activity, drug use, smoking, drinking, violence, and mental health. CDC established the YRBS system that monitors those...
Introduction Research involving human subjects is associated with various ethical concerns, hence there is the need for a regulatory body to approve clinical studies before they are conducted. Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an “administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate...
Research Design The main goal of the research brief is to set clear objectives in the form of questions and design appropriate research. The key objectives are to understand consumers’ intentions towards the category of food provided by the company and estimate market penetration in the given category of products....
An interview is a fundamental tool that is used in survey research. Also known as oral questionnaires, interviews allow scientists to cooperate directly with the subjects of their studies. Even though conducting an interview seems an easy task, this activity is more challenging than just discussing a specific topic with...
Introduction The question of objectivity in the practice of science is problematic for various reasons. First, scientific theories are based on objectivity claim that they have unique access to truth. This assertion is premised on the argument that empirical science, or what is commonly known as measurable science, can validate...
In a research field, population and sample have both similarities and differences. The two are similar since they refer to a group of people or objects under analysis. However, the difference relates to the size because a population indicates all people or items that have a specific feature, while a...
Introduction Motor dexterity is an important parameter used to evaluate the psychological state of an individual through the ability to coordinate and synchronize movements. Since the hand is a necessary appendage that humans use to perform functions and coordinate activities, its assessment provides critical information regarding motor dexterity (Andersen, &...
Introduction Einstein’s Theory of Relativity became a brilliant thought of the 20th century, which almost eliminated the existence of inconsistencies and contradictions of the scientific world. The theory helped to change ideas about the structure of space and time, expanding the idea of the invariability of physical laws depending on...
Descriptive Research The first type of quantitative methods is descriptive research which aims at describing the current condition of a variable identified by the researcher. Usually, these studies are conducted to gather and systematize information about a certain phenomenon (Boeren, 2018). Prior to the beginning of the research, scientists do...
Abstract This present paper explores the process of formation of the Lake Erie basins that were conditioned by glaciers. Glacial erosion which carved out the lake beds and the subsequent deposition of huge amounts of sediment led to the formation of the eastern, central, and western basins of Lake Erie....
Michael Eisen, a genetics and genomics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a co-founder of PLOS (Public Library of Science), is promoting open access to scientific research. According to him, in reality, only scientists from the largest, well-funded universities in developed countries have full access to published researches...
Two massive changes in the worldview of physical phenomena relate to Newton and Einstein. Their ideas and theories contributed greatly to shaping the science of physics and the perception of nature. However, some foundation for their works had been laid before them, as in the case of Planck, who preceded...
This paper evaluates the article, “In This World but Not of It: Midwives, Amish, and the Politics of Power.” Authored by Natalie Jolly, this article appeared in the online journal, titled Sociological Research Online. It publishes peer-reviewed articles in the field of sociology. The article was selected for this evaluation...
People have been trying to study the level of intelligence and improve it in different species for centuries. Many types of research and studies in various subjects, such as biology, neurobiology, psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, etc., have been written over the years. It can be suggested that people are close to...
Introduction Although stabbing appears to be a major crime across the world, there is no evidence that research discuses this issue exclusively. A lot of research generalizes stabbing as an assault crime (SpotCrime, 2011), and studies the effects of stabbing on victims in this respect. Different assault crimes have different...
Although existing literature demonstrates that the analysis of case study evidence is one of the least developed and most challenging facets of doing case studies, the proposed study will employ four techniques named in Yin (1994), namely pattern matching, explanation building, time-series analysis, and logic models. These analytic techniques are...
Data Analysis This analysis is grounded on the US Department of Labor’s 2016 Consumer Expenditure Surveys, one of the main sources of information on the composition of households and their annual expenditures in the US. Based on this data, the following scenario was formulated: The annual expenditure used by a...
Introduction In modern conditions, mathematics is the language of science and technology. With its help, many processes and phenomena occurring in the world, society, and nature are modeled, studied, and predicted, therefore the mathematical training of students is a necessary condition for accelerating technological progress. The scientific, economic, production, and...
The validity of research is identifying how sound a study is. In other words, research validity is evaluated by assessing the appropriateness of methods for answering the set research question. There are many aspects of valid research that should be kept in mind to make the research valid. First, sound...
Introduction Although human beings usually gain from scientific testing on animals, their distress, pain, and death do not match the likely benefits. Irrespective of animal subjects having been used in scientific research for a long time, the practice is cruel and should not continue. Researchers across the globe share their...
Planets suitable for life in space are rare: few celestial bodies can simultaneously have an iron core, crust, atmosphere, and water in liquid form. However, scientists have already discovered several potentially inhabited worlds. According to González-Espada and Méndez (2016) a star that has reached a record in the number of...
Introduction Currently, the online medium, digital libraries, and printed publications provide medical professionals with abundant information related to innovative treatment methods, advancements in health care, solutions to issues in nursing, and so forth. Nevertheless, even peer-reviewed publications sometimes involve controversial findings and unverified data due to the application of irrelevant...
An earthquake is a sudden tremor of the earth’s surface or below and occurs naturally due to various factors (Cari 4). Earthquakes start either underneath or on the exterior of the earth’s crust depending on the basis that led to the tremble or tremor. The magnitude of an earthquake measures...
Characteristics of a Good Qualitative Research Credibility Credibility is an essential criterion for judging the soundness of qualitative research. This criterion entails establishing the capacity of qualitative research results to be believable from the dimension of research participants (Guba and Lincoln, 1981, p.61: Barbour, 2003, p.1019). From the perspective of...
I had a friend who was not very good at money management. He was careless about his expenses, earnings, and savings. He owed me some money so I decided that to receive it back sooner I could give him a friendly piece of advice on how to handle his finances....
Roger’s (2002) work is inclined towards an aim of understanding rather than changing the situation; thus, within the interpretive/critical continuum it can be precisely said it is “making sense of the way things are”. The research focuses on events being shaped up in the education life (that is, Vicky). The...
Defining an EBP Question The Evidence-Based Practice was developed to provide high-quality patient care. According to Dang and Dearholt (2017), “EBP integrates the best available scientific evidence with the best available experiential (patient and practitioner) evidence” (p. 4). Many problems could be examined and solved with the help of the...
Abstract Participant observation is the most widespread of all forms of the investigative, elaborate and systematic observable plan. Introduction Observation is either the action of a human being which comprises of obtaining information of the outside world by means of the senses or the recording of information using technical equipment....
‘Ways of knowing’ generally refer to the deductive way of questioning what it implies or means to recognize; or know something. From the pursuit to address this area of dispute; science has deduced through discovery ways of multigenerational and empirically obtaining confirmable knowledge and information under a limited ‘domain of...
Reliability is the measure that shows how often the research presented the same results after the same tests were done. The reliability of a test or research depends on its frequency and consistency. The results of the test or research are considered reliable in case if the same outcome was...
Strengths and Weaknesses of Definitions of Causation According to Parascandola and Weed (2001), there are several definitions of causations: “production, necessary causes, sufficient component causes, probabilistic causes and counterfactuals” (p. 906). However, while evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of diseases, it has been found that not all the definitions are...
The Goal of the Research The objective of the study was to find out whether an increase in SRT in complex responses was as a result of an increase in premotor time constituent, motor aspect or both (Christina & Rose, 1985). How the Goal Relates to My Research Any physical...
The toolkit presents a general framework, following which will enable efficient implementation of development programs. The basis of the framework is the concept of “knowledge exchange”, where the guidelines and the practical approaches in the toolkit are directed toward outlining the significance of the concept for the development program. The...
Theoretical Model This section will present a discussion of: explained purpose of the project; the purpose of theoretical ideas does to the project; the dependent and the independent variables; the proposed econometric model; the signs of coefficients and does semi log models or double log functional forms use non-linear in...
Researchers Burns and Grove Burns and Grove (2009) define a critical appraisal of research as a “systematic, unbiased, careful examination of all aspects of a study to come up with the merits, limitations, meaning, and significance based on previous research experience and the knowledge of the topic” (p. 694). They...
The researchers wanted to develop a detailed study that explores and examines how mechanical ventilation guidelines in intensive care units are developed and disseminated in the Swedish health care system. In addition, the researchers wanted to examine how hospitals used evidence in mechanical ventilation and the respective guidelines in their...
Introduction, purpose, and significance of the study Singh, Nejadmalayeri & Mathur (2006) conducted a study titled “Performance impact of business group affiliation: An analysis of the diversification-performance link in a developing economy.” The main purpose of the research is to explore the performance of large and diversified Indian firms as...
Introduction Big Hole River Area of Block Mountain is situated in one of Montanas states – Madison Country. Currently Big Hole River area is surrounded by the Anaconda Range, the Beaverhead Range and the Pioneer Mountains. The mountain ranges have experienced Quaternary glaciations, which embedded the high location and hidden...
This paper is a summary of the fear of human extinction as it happened with the dinosaurs; as a result of the development of extraordinary skills used in the manufacture of complicated systems and superior weapons which lead to mass destruction based on the claims that they are meant for...
Introduction A study’s population sample significantly affects the credibility of its findings. Therefore, researchers need to select the right population sample without compromising the quality of their work. This paper delves into this issue by explaining the intricacies surrounding the selection of a sample size. In line with this goal,...
The research on the number of Hispanics persons who were self-employed had a sample (total) of 7,760 and the gender ratio was 64% for men and 36% for women. This translates to 2,102 more men than women. The research also clearly showed that Hispanic women preferred to be self-employed in...
Statistical Assumptions Chi-square test applies when the following assumptions prevail (Goodwin, 2010). The test should aim to determine the association between two variables, which must be on an ordinal scale or a categorical scale. The independent variables must have two or more nominal or categorical groups. The categorical groups should...
Introduction This is a case of a developing economy where the government has a supplemental $2 billion budget meant for policies to boost per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over a 15-year planning horizon. Two proposals have been tabled. The first aims to raise the literacy, competence, and self-sufficiency of...
It can be argued that when speaking about mathematics, the general conception of the public is that it is a discipline of numbers. With such belief being true, to an extent, it can be stated that the significance of such field in the digital age, being related to digits as...
The detailed statistic of accidents in UK demonstrates the type of vehicles involved, the casualties, and circumstances; it indicates a high level of the personal injury accidents. The risk graph presented in British Standard (2010 pp. 33-34) indicates the necessity of the risk reduction due to the high level of...
The method to be used in acquiring the data to be used in making the inferences, analysis, conclusions and recommendations within the field of education in this case; is the research methodology of using case studies to study and learn the area of focus. However other supporting research methods will...
Nowadays, the use of statistics has been a common way of giving evidence of a particular study (Wilson, 2005). For this reason, many people always find information that is supported by statistics to be utterly real. However, what many people never think about is the method that used to come...
A literature review is a description of a publication on a certain subject attributed by researchers. In the selection of the topic of study by the researchers, there are some procedures that are usually followed. For instance: appraisal of the allied literature. This furthermore entails the methodical recognition of the...
Introduction Several methods have been suggested by scientists by which to achieve faster than light (FTL) travel. This contrasts the theory of Einstein, which purports gravity is a space-time distortion that is produced by positive energy. Nature operates with a law that creates constraints on the duration and magnitude of...
Introduction Data can be classified as either qualitative or quantitative (Black, 1999). Quantitative data is data that can be put in numerical form while qualitative data cannot. Qualitative data deals with quality while quantitative data deals with quantity. There is a distinctive difference between the two types of data. Qualitative...
Scope of the Theory Positive Organizational Scholarship represented by Cameron provides an examination of typical and deviated patterns of behavior of employees to highlight the problems and positive outcomes of the organizational process (Cameron, Dutton, & Quinn, 2003). Hence, the theory focuses on the organizational dynamics leading to the Development...
Introduction In the field of statistics, statistical inference denotes the method of using statistical techniques to obtain conclusions from groups of statistics, which come up from methods that are affected by indiscriminate variation. Examples of such sources of variation include observational inaccuracies and random sampling among others. Preliminary basics of...
Significance of a suitable question The issue of media in everyday life of human beings is among the most pivotal. The question is that living in the post-industrial society, one needs to use information, as the main product of suchlike type of society. The time demands new prospects in terms...
Identity of the article Noone, J., Allen, T., Sulivan, M., McKenzie, G., Esqueda, T., & Ibarra, N. (2014). A Latino youth photovoice project on teen pregnancy. Hispanic health care international, 12(2), 63-70. Issue of study In this study, the researchers wanted to develop an in-depth understanding of the issue of...
Research problem statement Green Valley Community College is experiencing a high level of school drop-outs, which has been attributed to the lack of technology in the classroom. The use of technology in the classroom would be beneficial as the learners get motivated and encouraged by learning things practically, which in...
Correlational research Correlational research is a quantitative research method that tries to determine if there is a relationship or covariation between two or more quantitative variables which are collected from the same subjects or a group of subjects. The subjects must be from the same participants if any correlation is...
Introduction Palaeomagnetism is basically concerned with the analysis of natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of rocks in bid to come up with a clear understanding of the crust’s magnetic field. Professor Blackett and Nagata have been credited for taking this study a notch higher since its establishment. Most of the discoveries...
Introduction Qualitative research is a form of research that involves description. It seeks to describe and analyze the culture and behavior of humans and their groups from the point of view of those being studied. Qualitative research utilizes the natural setting, for instance a classroom and not a laboratory (Maximiano,...
Abstract Management research is a complicated process requiring a plethora of sophisticated approaches and methods since this scientific investigation is connected both with the consideration of strategic principles (qualitative analysis) and statistical techniques (quantitative analysis). In that regard, the main purpose of our research proposal is to track the main...
Introduction Whereas there is a clash in the exact period that would be defined as Hellenistic period, there is abidance in the general knowledge that it is a period in the Mediterranean region that begins with the death of Alexander the Great and ends with the defeat of Cleopatra. This...
Hypothesis and objectives The experiment aimed to test the reaction of bacteria towards some antibiotics and determine effectiveness of those antibiotics in treating some diseases. The effectiveness of the antibiotic was determined by carrying an experiment on three bacteria under the same temperature. The hypothesis of the experiment was: Ho:...
Introduction The classes combining the traditional face-to-face activities with the online computer-based assignments are named hybrid. The two common types of the hybrid classes are HYD (Distance Learning Hybrids) – when the greater part of the course work is offered via the Internet and HYC (Classroom Hybrids) when 50% of...
Introduction The crash of the Columbia and Challenger space shuttles is often construed with varied opinions and views among Americans and indeed all people of age and size. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is the worldwide leader in areas that deal with space science is one of...
Instructional Environment The facilitative approach is used for creating the study environment. This approach creates an environment of collaboration and involves activities with time to interact with the content of the course and one another. However, participants in a clinical placement always appreciate standing by and only listening or even...
Research Methods. Brief Description Observation research is a specific research method that can be involved in other observational methods. Each particular research method, such as group analysis, experimental and naturalistic methods, interview, and clinical case studies requires the presence of observational information. Observational research is presented in four major dimensions,...
Introduction This article compares two research papers based on the understanding of various criteria. The first paper is titled, “How do suppliers relationships contribute to success in conference and events management?” and is authored by Susan M. Ogden and Eileen McCorriston of the Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. In our...
The following paper is an insight into researching which is crucial in the field of social sciences. It seeks to define the two main methods used: qualitative and quantitative and their key characteristics. Finally, it will give comparisons of these two methodologies and how each is important and applicable in...
Introduction Considering the matters of the threats for the internal validity, it should be stated that the necessity to analyze all the possible threats and aspects, which violate the validity, is originated by the issues of the scientific researches, and the matters of the inferences made based on the scientific...
“On becoming a pragmatic researcher: the importance of combining quantitative and qualitative research” by Onwuegbuzie and Leech (2005), “Single-Subject Experimental Research”, “Narrative Research”, and “Ethnographic Research”, the chapters form the book by Gay, L. R., Mills, G., & Airasian (2008), are the readings for this week. Considering these readings, it...
Overview An Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is water that drains out from coal deposit mining areas and has a lower pH which has been occasioned by the presence of sulphuric acid. In other words, an Acid Mine Drainage is usually acidic although not all mine drainages are acidic. This acidity...
Conducting research in the United States is a challenge because it is a growing multicultural community. A lot has to be considered before research can be done. Two research variables, observation, and sampling are selected to compare and contrast using multicultural and traditional research methodology. Observation may be defined as...
Introduction Mission and vision statements are very important in business. Mission and vision statements constitute the most important drivers towards a company’s goals. Despite of the importance of mission and vision statement, some managers fail to take time when preparing them. This leads to mission and visions that have little...
Introduction Man’s study of Astronomy dates back to the pre-history period. Man was driven by many things to study Astronomy. One of these reasons was for religious purposes. Some heavenly bodies were considered as gods especially the sun. Besides, man studied Astronomy to help him come up with a calendar...
Introduction The paper is a summary of two methods that will be utilised in the subsequent dissertation. These two methods were guided by the two research questions i.e. ‘How much is the effectiveness of evaluating public relations on quality of service?’ and ‘what are the roles of pubic relations in...
Quality audits Quality Audits can be very useful tools in monitoring process variability by ensuring that all records concerning the product information are up-to-date are have the correct figures corresponding to the correct dates of purchase. Inconsistency in the audit records can clearly indicate that something went wrong somewhere. Audit...
Introduction Population is a very important variable to study and understand as everything that we do is centered at people and therefore, to understand the needs, aspirations and also to fulfill the same it is very useful to have a very good understanding of head count. The world is divided...
Introduction In a deductive argument, it is impractical for the basis to be true but the end bogus. In this case, a deductive argument is an argument in which the conclusion follows from the generalizations. On the other hand, deductive logic is the capability of distilling the pertinent facts and...
This paper outlines how I would carry out a survey of 1000 members of the general population in the UK in order to explore their experiences of and attitudes towards the police. Of key importance, I explain the modes of data collection I would use. The importance of the mode...
Research of any kind can be successful only if it is structured and carried out properly. The proper structure of the research includes the focused methodology and the outlined practical tools to use the theoretical framework of the research. In the methodology, sampling strategies, sample size, and statistical tests prove...
Outline Since the discovery of the existence of other physical bodies in the universe, scientists have spent most of their time in the laboratories looking for ways and means of critically studying these bodies. For that reason equipments have been made and signals placed in them to make it possible...
Introduction The moon has been the subject of wonder, story, rhyme, and song since the beginning of mankind. People’s fascination with the moon has extended to fairy tales and myths, religious ceremonies, hunting and farming rituals, boating routines, and romance. The moon has been a fundamental element of human culture...
Introduction investigation of principles and tendencies in two-tone suppression by the application of the method of pulsation threshold two-tone suppression is an interesting natural phenomenon of sound suppression (the sound is called the suppressed) and declines in its perception by the respondent in case the suppressor, or the second, accompanying...
Introduction Game theory involves rational behavior in making decisions. It is similar to a game. A game could be interdependent and involve agents or players who try to get the best possible results from the action they choose to take. The players use a sociological or psychological viewpoint to make...
Introduction since the end of WW2, the public’s attention in Western countries has been increasingly focused on the phenomenon of UFOs, which in its turn, had caused more and more people to think about this phenomenon as something absolutely real. Nevertheless, it was named during the recent decade that how...
Early mathematical numerical notations developed as a need for accuracy in goods and money record transactions. Continued innovations necessitated the advancement of mathematics as a field through architecture and related geometry. The calendar arose also as a key development in mathematics and astrology through the consideration of heavenly bodies and...
The impacts of substance abuse on pregnancy have been a subject of many qualitative and quantitative studies. A great number of research works have been dedicated to the description of the complications that can arise due to drug addiction, for instance, outcome of delivery, health of the mother and newborn,...
Introduction The investigation on the topic is of importance when the management constraints are considered. The approach is to select the entry which characterizes the entire group. The significance of that representative should be analyzed to conclude for the application of different methods to reach up with the central entry....
The term humanity has different meanings. The definitions have changed over time. During middle age, the term distinguished between areas of study that concerned human beings from those that concerned God. The areas that pertained to human beings such as philosophy, mathematics and science were considered to be humanities. Today,...
Introduction In order to evaluate any quantitative study, we need to pay special attention to such aspects as the use of research methods and their appropriateness, the sampling procedure, the validity of the information, obtained in the course of investigation, and finally, the importance of the work and its implications...
Introduction There are disparities between different people on there relational thinking which has led to different understanding of algebraic relations. Different people will understand and explain relational questions in different students way frameworks according to how they have understood the situation. This has led to generalization of ideas. For example...
Statistics has been predominantly been used by the press to demonstrate the pictorial graphics of the data that has to be presented to the readers. Tables, graphs, maps and even text, whether static or dynamic, provide some means to see what lies within, determine the answer to a question, find...
Geometry is traced for over 2000 years back from ancient Greece. World-renowned science pioneers like Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Euclid were greatly associated with geometry, which its real denotation could be established from the Greek language. ” Geos” in Greek is simply, earth and “metron” is referred to as measure. The...
Introduction The knowledge base of technology usually derives from basic research. It focuses on generating scientific knowledge and deals with fundamental questions of science. Nature of the environment plays a very significant role in creation and application of knowledge. Government policy plays a very significant role in establishing a national...
Introduction The aim of the present paper is to argue on the matters of Large Hadron Collider launch, the probable consequences of the launch, and to compare the view on the probable consequences of the launch. For several years, politicians and researchers alike have announced that “globalization” is the future...
Introduction Petroleum by-products are produced by organic compounds – living organisms that flourished in great numbers, died, decayed and were subjected to environmental pressures over eons. Some of these compounds are extremely simple; such as methane. Others have great structural complexity. Extracting all these has required equally complex processes of...
Though, in general, the scientific community has been taking its work ahead by picking up threads from the god’s creation, but there are instances in history where religious practitioners and the scientific community had been on a collision course. The dispute over the position of the earth in the universe...
Introduction Risk is a term widely used in different contexts and different disciplines of knowledge. This is perceived in many different manners in different subjects. In probability, this is defined as the product of an event multiplied by negative impact (quantum of loss) associated with that event. Thus it is...
Introduction Boolean algebra was formulated by George Boole who was a self-educated English mathematician between the periods 1815 to 1864. It basically involves the triumphant application of algebraic techniques to logic. The algebraic laws developed by Boole are fundamentally similar to those of binary arithmetic where essential symbols are inferred...
Introduction Displaying statistical materials as one of the convenient reporting methods is a common practice in various fields. In the sphere of homeland security, graphic charts and diagrams are often utilized to demonstrate the level of the violations of state borders, crime rates, and other crucial data. Nevertheless, even in...
Evolution of both animal and plants took place through out the geological time, though in the initial stages of the geological time scale only rudimentary form of life existed. The various life forms that dominated during these times are: Precambrian era: According to (Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed 2007) “fossilized bacteria...
Introduction Tectonic force are those kinds of forces that originate from beneath the surface and alter the surface configuration of the earth due to lithospheric plate movement. (Marko, 2002) Plate tectonic movement is the movement of the continental plates. It is believed that the earth was once a continuos land...
Introduction Complexity theory is closely linked to chaos theory, this theory studies systems that are very complex to precisely forecast their future, but nonetheless show fundamental patterns which can assist us to deal with this increasingly complex world. Science typically examines the world by breaking it into smaller and smaller...
Introduction Albert Einstein was born on March 14,1879 at Ulm, in Wurtemberg, Germany. He was the most recognized scientist in history. As a child, Einstein had speech difficulties, but he was also the top student in his elementary school (Rosenkranz, Ze’ev, 2005). Initially, Einstein started taking interest in deductive reasoning...
Introduction The very word research gives us an impression of authenticity. It is not based on bias or prejudices neither it’s superfluous, nor is it a simplistic argument about any problem. The research employs quantitative and qualitative methodologies as tools to achieve this end. It is used in all walks...
Bias in Clinical Trial It is a challenging task for researchers to conduct a study that will be credible, mainly when it refers to large clinical trials. In this case, scholars should overcome various kinds of bias to make their work free from possible errors. Thus, “Effect of Behavioral Interventions...
Selected Area Description The selected area for the Biome Project is the small city Santa Barbara, California, on the Western coast. The town is located near the coastal line and has borders with natural resorts and reservations. Moreover, the city has no evident or visible sights of agricultural land or...
