PCR311 Email: bbcnoun@gmail.com Whatsapp: 08131667008 may be viewed as a procedure for assigning numbers to properties, objects and events by following specific rules for understanding the numbers so assigned Answer: measurement research in the social sciences refers to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques. \n Answer: quantitative is an indication of the extent to which a measuring instalment measures what it is supposed to measure Answer: validity Creswell (1994) defines research as an inquiry process of understanding based on distinct methodological traditions of enquiry that explores a social or human problem Answer: qualitative Is the extent to which you can generalize your findings to a larger group or other contexts Answer: external validity is the degree of stability or consistency of a measurement Answer: reliability refers to the quantitative aspects of things or numerical description /collection of numerical facts and figures Answer: statistic Statistics can be classified into two and Answer: descrptive/inferential research method focuses on the discovery and description of the culture of a group of people Answer: ethnography Biography, Phenomeneonology, Grounded theory, Ethnography and Caste study are part of Answer: qualitative research Email: bbcnoun@gmail.com Whatsapp: 08131667008