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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.
                                                    nd
                         4.  Harmon, Robert Bartlett (1989), Elements of Bibliography: A Simplified
                              Approach. California: Scarecrow.











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