RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 5 most common methods for data gathering are, (a) Document reviews (b) Interviews (c) Focus groups (d) Surveys (e) Observation or testing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Data collection tools refer to the devices/instruments used to collect data, such as a paper questionnaire or computer-assisted interviewing system. Case Studies, Checklists, Interviews, Observation sometimes, and Surveys or Questionnaires are all tools used to collect data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Data may be grouped into four main types based on methods for collection: observational, experimental, simulation, and derived. The type of research data you collect may affect the way you manage that data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interviews and surveys are examples of methods commonly used in TNA to gather data. Because each method has characteristics that make it more effective in some cases than others, each TNA requires deciding which one(s) to use depending on the situation and people involved.

Detailed explanation-5: -1.4 Identify examples of how six general research tools can play significant roles in a research project: (a) the li-brary and its resources, (b) computer technology, (c) measurement, (d) statistics, (e) language, and (f) the human mind.