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Accounting Research Methods

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A conceptual framework is the researcher’s idea or expectation of what asituation should be but he is proving his idea or expectation to be true.
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A list of planned written questions related to a particular topic, with space provided for indicating the response to each question, intended for submission to a number of persons for reply; commonly used in normative survey studies and in the measurement of attitudes and opinion.
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A respondent may leave some or many questions unanswered because nobodyurges him to do so or he may not understand the significance of the informationhe gives.
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A survey or review of related literature and studies is very important because such reviewed literature and studies serve as a foundation of the proposed study.
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a.    Directiveresearch determines what should be done based on the findings. This is toremedy an unsatisfactory condition if there is any.
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An instrument is valid if it collects data which are intended for it to collect and long enough to be able to collect adequate information to completethe study or investigation.
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As much as possible, place all spaces for replies at the right side of the questionnaire for easy tabulation. The spaces should be in straight horizontal column.
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Chi-square, analysis ofvariance, correlation are examples of inferential statistics that used to test hypothesis.
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Clerical tools are used when the researcher studies people and gathersdata on the feelings, emotions, attitudes and judgment of the subjects
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Dry run is the process of measuring theeffectiveness, validity, and reliability of the questionnaire, and determiningthe clarity of the items, the difficulty of answering the questions.
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Foreign data or extraneous to the study or topic should not be gathered by the instrument.
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Generally, there should be a general statement of the problem and thenthis should be broken up into as many sub problems or specific questions as necessary.
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Hypotheses are formulated from the specificquestions upon which they are based.
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Hypotheses are usually stated in the null form because testing a nullhypothesis is easier than a hypothesis in the operational form
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Hypotheses help the researcher in designing hisstudy: what methods, research instruments, sampling design, and statisticaltreatments to be use, what data to be gather, and etc.
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If a respondent gives wrong information, it can still be corrected.
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If the title contains more than one line, it must be written all words in small letters.
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If there is no assumption, expressed or implicit, there can be specific question.
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In decelopmental research, all possible courses of action are specified  and identified and the researcher tries to find the most advantageous.
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Inaccurate observation,  this is describing wrongly what is actuallyobserved.
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is a  type of interview wherein the interviewer has complete freedom to develop each interview in the most appropriate manner for each situation.
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is a this type of interview wherein the interviewee or subject is not allowed andeven encouraged to express his feelings without fear of disapproval.
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is a type of interview wherein the interviewer are not allowed to changethe specific wordings of the questions in the interview schedule.
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is also called depth interview. This is similar to the non standardized interview in which no required questions should be asked by the interviewer.
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It is customary to state a specific sub problems not in the interrogative form.
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Objectivity means that thereshould be no bias or partiality in treating the results of the inquiry. Theresults should not be tampered with, whatever they may be.
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One of the characteristics of good research is that, it is systematic.It follows the scientific method of research which includes the followingsequential steps.
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Quantitative research,this is research in which the use of quantity or statistic is practically nil.
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Related studies, on the hand, are studies, inquiries, or investigationsalready conducted to which the present proposed study is related or has somebearing or similarity
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Research is a process of gathering data or information to solve a particular orspecific problem in a scientific manner.
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Semistandardized interview is a type of interview wherein the interviewer is required to ask a number of specific major questions, and beyond these he is free to probe as he chooses
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Sometimes, selected respondents are hard to contact or cannot be contactedat all because of the distance of their place or due to some other reasons.
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Statistical measures are thebases for making inferences, interpretation, conclusions or generalization.
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Statistical method helps the researcher in making his research design,particularly in experimental research.
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Systematic organizationrefers to proper and accurate tabulation of data as well as presenting them instatistical tables ready for interpretation.
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The  aim or purpose of the problem for investigation is to answers the question "What'?
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The equipmentand instruments for research should always available and can give valid reliable results.
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The fourth principle refers to the setting up of standards or principleswhich serves as bases for evaluating the findings of a study.
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The interview can be used with all kinds of people, whether literate or illiterate, rich or poor, laborer or capitalist, etc.
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The interviewer cannot affect amodification of the interview or any question if there is a need so that thedesired information can be gathered.
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The only sources of related literature and studies are Books, Encyclopedias, and Almanacs.
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The questionnaire can be used with those who cannot read nor write well, especially those who are totally illiterate.
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The research problem or topic must be chosen by the researcher himself.This is to avoid blaming others or offering excuses for any obstacleencountered
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The responses may be inaccurate if the interviewee has no time to consult hid records especially if the needed data involve numerals
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The sources of related literature and studiesare located in the following places: Libraries, either government, school, orprivate libraries, Government and private offices, The National Library, The Library of the Department of Education.
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The surveyed materials must be as recent as possible. This is important because of the rapid social, economic, scientific, and technological changes.
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The title is formulated before the start ofthe research. It may be revised by the researcher later if there is a need torevise.
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These are recollections, observations, and perceptions of respondents about themselves and of other people
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These are the respondent’s ideas and thoughts about the research topic,and his personal feelings about the worth of the item being investigated.
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These data include the respondent’s idea or opinion about, or his actual behavior, in a given situation.
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These data refer to the manipulative skills of the individual and his activities that involve his five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
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This is also called the closed form or restricted type. The respondent is guided in making his reply.
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This is also called the open form,open-ended, subjective, unrestricted, essay, and unguided response type. The respondent answers the question in his own words and in his own way.
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This is very important data especially in psychology and in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences.
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Variables are those things that vary in quantity and quality which areto be manipulated by the researcher.
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You cannot assume that your population is typical. This point is to be made under Results and Discussions..
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You cannot assume the value of your study.Such as argument should have been made under the section, significance of thestudy.
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