Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods

Balnaves, Mark; Caputi, Peter

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“…A mixed research methods approach (Balnaves and Caputi, 2001;Flick, 2006) was used to collect data. The specific methods included use of secondary data (Bless and Higson-Smith, 2000), semistructured interviews with agricultural extension personnel, structured interviews with heads of households and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with heads of households in selected villages (Table 1).…”

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confidence: 99%

Constraints to crop production and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in semi-arid Central and Western Zimbabwe

Makuvaro¹,

Walker²,

Munodawafa³

et al. 2017

Afr. Crop Sci. J.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Constraints to crop production and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in semi-arid Central and Western Zimbabwe

Makuvaro¹,

Walker²,

Munodawafa³

et al. 2017

Afr. Crop Sci. J.

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“…The interview structure can be modified to suit specific needs, from highly formalised and structured procedures, using standardised questions for each respondent, to informal and unstructured conversations (Patton, 2002). The general goals of interviewing are to create a positive atmosphere, obtain an adequate response, ask the questions properly, record the response and, wherever possible, seek to minimise or avoid outright biases (Balvanes & Caputi, 2001). …”

Section: Data Collection Methodsmentioning

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Accessible tourism and sustainability: a discussion and case study

Darcy

Cameron²,

Pegg

2010

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

162

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This paper explores the concept of accessible tourism and its links with triple bottom line sustainability. Accessible tourism is reviewed through some of its central features including dimensions of access; universal design; and the nexus between ageing and disability. The triple-bottom-line (TBL) is then examined to better understand the financial, environmental and social considerations that arise from accessible tourism. The research design used in this explorative research incorporated a case study approach where a business case study instrument was developed. Methods included a review of management information systems, in-depth interviews with key informants, observation and participant observation. The study results revealed that rather than accessible tourism being a single construct, it forms one critical dimension of a series of interrelated, overlapping and interdependent business arrangements that extend beyond the business entity through a series of social networks within the destination region. It is argued that to properly satisfy the accessible tourism market, a more sophisticated understanding of accessible destination experiences is needed by tourism operators. The case study illustrates the considerable size and multi-niche markets served by accessible tourism destinations, the good fit between accessible tourism and TBL sustainable tourism, and the need for further research.

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“…It is corroborative and based on conventional and systematical processes to gather data, which describes the information by cause and effects relations. Quantitative research aims to create theories, hypotheses and mathematical models based on empirical investigations (Balnaves and Caputi, 2001).…”

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AN APPROACH FOR IMPROVING THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS BY USING A GAME THEORETIC PERSPECTIVE - Towards a Theory of Social Productivity of Software Development Teams

Yılmaz¹,

O’Connor

2011

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies

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Abstract:As software development is considered a form of knowledge based social activity, investigating social interactions and behaviors of individuals and teams constitutes a starting point for improving organizational performance and productivity. Therefore, a software development organization is regarded as a form of social network, which may be more efficiently structured based upon participants' skills, roles and capacities to exchange information. This paper aims to propose a research framework for modeling development activities in terms of social interrelationships. It investigates ways for improving the productivity of the software development process to several social issues (e.g. team formations, interpersonal conflicts, social loafing) that affect the group setting during the software development process. An industrial survey will be conducted to validate the proposed framework. This survey will be applied to three medium size software organizations; (i) to measure social aspects of productivity, (ii) to assess the effectiveness of our approach, (iii) and to improve the welfare of the software development organization. Semi-structured interviews with practitioners, and expert reviews with the managers will be used to evaluate the results. Ultimately, based on the principles of our game theoretical approach and collected data, we propose a research framework, which will benefit future research by drawing a road map that establishes a body of knowledge, specifically on software development teams and organizations.

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Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods

Cited by 144 publications

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Constraints to crop production and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in semi-arid Central and Western Zimbabwe

Constraints to crop production and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in semi-arid Central and Western Zimbabwe

Accessible tourism and sustainability: a discussion and case study

AN APPROACH FOR IMPROVING THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS BY USING A GAME THEORETIC PERSPECTIVE - Towards a Theory of Social Productivity of Software Development Teams

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