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Research Methods in Human Development
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Undergraduate 3
07/25/2012

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Quantitative
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Qualitative Data
Definition
Quantitative : data which can be measured usually by numbers
Qualitative: deals with description, data can be observed but not measured
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Inductive
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deductive reasoning
Definition
Deductive reasoning arrives at a specific conclusion based on generalization
Inductive reasoning takes events and make generalization
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secondary
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primary data
Definition
secondary data is data you get from another source such as online
primary data is data that we usually collect by ourself, its original
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independent
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dependent variable
Definition
Independent variable is the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher and the dependent variable is the response that is measured
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