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3. You have collected survey data from 100 college students on their study
habits and academic performance. Describe two appropriate methods
you could use to analyze this quantitative data.
4. What are some key ethical considerations for research involving human
participants? Discuss three important ethical principles researchers
should follow.
5. You are investigating current teaching practices in schools. Explain the
difference between primary and secondary data. Give one example of
each that could be useful for your study.
Suggested Readings
1. Kumar, R. (2019). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for
beginners (5th ed.). SAGE Publications Limited.
2. Given, L. M. (Ed.) (2008). The SAGE encyclopaedia of qualitative
research methods. SAGE Publications, Inc.
3. Crano, W.D., Brewer, M.B., & amp; Lac, A. (2015). Principles and
methods of social research (3 ed.). Routledge.
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References
1. Ballenger, Bruce P. (2018). The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing
Research Papers. 9 edn. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson.
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2. Beatty Luke & Cynthia A. Cochran (2020). Writing the Annotated
Bibliography: A Guide for Students & Researchers. London: Routledge.
3. Fink, Arlene (2005). Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From
the Internet to Paper. 2 edn. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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4. Harmon, Robert Bartlett (1989), Elements of Bibliography: A Simplified
Approach. California: Scarecrow.
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