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I am planning to develop a theory? Which methodology would be better and analyses tool that I should use?

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A theory is constructed for explaining some phenomena, situations in the real world or any behavior type. This theory helps to understand any problems or issues of a new finding and make a conclusion depending on the most important feature. Sometimes, theories are used for forecasting situations or any phenomenon (Fawcett & Downs, 2015). In the case of a  research paper or a dissertation , the theory is formulated to explain, predict and realize the phenomena which are assumed to happen in reality. In support of this theory, the  theoretical framework  is structured for introducing and describing the theory that can explain the reason for a reason for the research problem (Dawson, 2019). On the other hand, research methodology is considered as a significant part of a research paper. It includes the description of various ways and means for conducting the research. The principal aim of this research methodology is to explain the techniques which are useful or can b...

Foundations Of Public Policy Research And Primary Data Collection Methods — Statswork

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Public policies can be defined as the decision taken by the government in order to achieve certain goals and objectives formulated for the welfare of its people. Implementing and formulating the policies decided are based on a properly oriented pattern. In other words, the associated government agencies should be able to observe a well-defined relation between the policies implemented and formulated in order to decide the course of their activities (Peters, 2015). The following points further emphasize the meaning and characteristics of public policy. 1. Goal-oriented: The public  policies  defined by different organizations are formulated on the basis of a certain goal or are planned to keep in mind a particular goal which will be beneficial for the people of the country. These policies illustrate the different programs of the government and its concern towards different segments (Pierce, Peterson, & Hicks, 2017). 2. Public policies also reflect the decisions and th...

Critique of a published latent variable or SEM study — Statswork

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Structural equation modeling  (SEM) becomes a major statistical technique in examining complex research problems in marketing and  international business . In most research, the SEM uses covariance-based modelling and later few researchers argued to use the partial least square approach for SEM. In this blog, a critical review of the SEM technique presented in Richter et al (2014) is discussed with application to the business sector. SEM Study (SEM Using AMOS) Six journals related to  business management  and marketing have been considered and the articles related to SEM has been scrutinized for this purpose. After the classification of methods used, it is found that 379 articles used covariance-based SEM and 45 used partial least square based SEM. Researchers are often interested in finding the same results by using these both methods of Structural equation modelling. However, the consistency of the partial least square method or the development of a n...

Collecting your own data-Primary research | Data Collection Services — Startwork

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In every  research studies , the scientist wants to identify the truth or they wish to develop meaningful insights into the problem. In order to make any valid conclusion about the  research problem or hypothesis , we need valid evidence. Moreover, the evidence can be represented by  collecting data  (numeric or non-numeric in nature). In any  statistical analysis ,   data collection  is the fundamental step and there are two forms of data collection;  Primary and Secondary method  of data collection. I will describe you the meaning of primary data, examples of primary data collection and different ways of collecting the same. Primary Data: The researcher collected the Primary data through surveys, experiments, interviews, etc, and it is considered to be the  best research methodology   as the data are collected from the original source. However, before collecting the primary data, the main task of the researcher is to identif...