Data is compared and evaluated based on different accounts. Researchers learn from details of testimonies from respondents, otherwise called “informants.” On the other hand, quantitative research is about understanding the “what” behind a hypothesis. Analyzing quantitative data is easier and ...
Furthermore, climate services originally communicated through official radio broadcasts or government extension officers can then also be discussed and passed on through informal communication channels such as between family, friends, schools and other networks. Some people may receive information from ...
Because you want results to be easily measurable, you need to think carefully about the answer options to make them as inclusive as possible and thus minimise the amount of respondents who will select “other” (but do be sure to include “other” or “don’t know” as an option). Avoid...
A form consisting of a series of written or printed multiple choice questions, to be marked by the informants, is called questionnaire. A formal conversation between the interviewer and respondent wherein the two participates in the question-answer session is called interview The questionnaire method...
Enumerators go to the informants with the schedule, and ask them the questions from the set, in the sequence and record the replies in the space provided. There are certain situations, where the schedule is distributed to the respondents, and the enumerators assist them in answering the ...
In our view, to go beyond the if and better reveal the how, we have to look past the relationship between executives’ attitudes and their decisions. We must drill down to the level of the values that lie underneath the decision maker’s attitudes toward culture. This suggests further ...