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SIGNIFICANCE OF METHODOLOGY &

METHODS IN RESEARCH Research is :

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METHODOLOGY & METHODS

OF RESEARCH

METHODOLOGY

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Why one has chosen questionnaires over othermethods ?

What the aim of the research is ? How the sample group is chosen ? Whether one chose to email the questionnaire,

send them by post or administer thempersonally ?

Issues about ethics in research andconfidentiality

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Qualitative vs quantitative methods

Case studies, interpretivist, hypothesis testinggrounded theory(develop theoretical account ofgeneral features grounding the account in datathrough continuous interplay between data collection,and analysis

!g i" #dam concept of division of labour and

speciali$ation improving efficiency and welfarebased on obsns in a pin factory

ii" %arl &ar's socially necessary labour time basedon obsns of the length of the wor)ing day

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METHODS Inductive * +eductive &ethods Case tudy, ample tudy, -rounded theory * &ost

empirical studies belong to the former category, whileConsumption function, Investment function, etcbelong to the latter 

Questionnaires administering .ersonal Interviews

tatistical &ethods !conometric &ethods &odeling (Causal, /ime eries, 0eural 0etwor)s,

1inear .rogramming, etc"

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Sa'*ling & $ther 'eth$"s $#$+ser,ati$n( 'easre'ent & anal!sis

Sr,e! 'eth$"s Sensiti,it! anal!sis Financial rati$ anal!sis 6alance Sc$recar"

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