Research Designs papers

A comparative analysis of qualitative and quantitative studies.

A synopsis, with examples, of the Gallup Poll and how it is used.

A case study of the market research process.

This paper presents a conceptual map applicable to the healthcare setting.

A discussion of the data that should be explored in a feasibility study for an orthopedic hospital in the Chicago market.

Presents a detailed case study of the US Dollar and the Swedish Kronor to evaluate the purchase power parity (PPP) hypothesis including programming routines and algorithms examples in MATLAB, RATS and EVIEWS .

A critique of the article "Inhibition of TNF-a Synthesis in LPS-Stimulated Primary Human Monocytes by Harpagophytum Extract SteiHap 69."

An overview of poisson regression analysis and its application to an exploration of the relationship between adequacies of sleep and injuries sustained by children between 18 months and 4 years of age.

Relates the story of the writer's experience as a teacher practitioner, who took on the role of an action researcher in a project to establish a school newspaper.

A critique of the purpose, methods and results of the article, "Sense of Coherence, Spirituality, Stress and Quality of Life in Chronic Illness," written by C. Delgado.

The paper gives an analysis of how projects are undertaken, what are their roles and what are their responsibilities.

An examination of predictive, interpretative, emancipatory and deconstructive research approaches and their epistemology.

Explores qualitative research and its application in organizations.

A review of Anne-Marie Ambert's study "A Qualitative Study of Peer Abuse and Its Effects: Theoretical and Empirical Implications".

This paper attempts to determine the value of open-ended questions, even in a study presented and assessed in a quantitative manner.

Presents a research proposal to study the success of the Emirates Airlines brand.

Explores the concept of corporate governance especially as practiced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries.

Relates the author's experiment to ascertain societal response to women who violate gender norms.

Presents a complete research project to analyze the positions of private equity companies, 3i and Apax Partners (Apax), in relations to venture capital (VC) needs of U.K. and Europe.

Presents a plan to evaluate the potential value of a program to manage violence in a central Florida high school.

Presents a qualitative analysis of peer reviewed literature to ascertain the impact of the Internet on society.

This paper presents a research design into customer expectations in the hospitality industry today.

Looks at gender differences in homicidal crimes.

Profiles the market research industry in Australia as part of the author's preparation to develop his own consultancy.

A study proposal to examine the hypothesis that the provision of violence and substance abuse education and conflict resolution should reduce teen relationship violence.

Presents a proposal for an intervention program to prevent childhood obesity.

Analyzes an article by Nuria Sagarra and Matthew Alba, 'The Key Is in the Keyword: L2 Vocabulary Learning Methods with Beginning Learners of Spanish'.

An examination of the use of deductivism in scientific explanations with a comparison to inductivism.

Presents a complete quantitative study assessing the influence of strategic management systems on the healthcare provider's organizational performance.

Analyzes three articles about criminal justice research from "Voices from the Field: Readings in Criminal Justice Research " by Pope, Lovell and Brandl (Ed.).

An review of the article "Evaluating the Use of Social Skills Training and Employment with Delinquent Youth" by M. Leiber and T. Mawhorr.

A presentation of the methods and results of an experiment to separate a mixture of two dyes by chromatography.

This paper establishes a correlation between populations' household income and their education, age and race.

A look at harvesting energy from human locomotion.

Proposes a research study to examine the effectiveness of concurrent screening and lifestyle counseling in the prevention of colorectal cancer.

Presents a complete study, which investigates the relationship between organizational culture, societal culture and leadership style.

Examines the influence of early anthropologists, such as B. Mallinowski and E. E. Evans-Pritchard, on recent ideas about the anthropologist's role in the field.

Presents a research proposal and literature review to analyze online multi-tasking.

Reviews the research reported by Ronald T.Kellogg in the article 'Working Memory Components in Written Sentence Generation', which appeared in the "American Journal of Psychology".

A research proposal to study the interrelationship of substance-abusing parents and their abuse of their children.

Describes a research study to determine a dog's food preferences.

Describes an empirical research study among university students investigating the relationship of clinical depression and illegal drug use.

A persuasive essay on why market research needs to be primarily qualitative.

Presents a research project to investigate the U.S. recession and its impact on global economy.

A review of the effects of Viagra on the performance and physiology of muscles in a weight-lifting program.

A research proposal to study the education and management of osteoarthritis in primary care.

Analyzes the research in an article "Dance of the Call Bells: Using Ethnography to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction with Quality of Care" by L. Deitrick, J. Bokovoy, G. Stern and A. Panik.

Proposes a study to determine if adding virtual office hours to a distance learning computer science first course (CS1) has an effect percentage of students that receive a D, F or withdraw from class (DFW) rates.

An analysis of the pros and cons of survey research methodology.

A complete research investigation, which studies the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the national airspace.

A research proposal to study the coping skills and the traumatic effects on New Orleans seniors following the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

A discussion of qualitative and quantitative research designs

A critical review of "Effects of Nursing Rounds on Patients' Call Light Use, Satisfaction, and Safety," written by Christine Meade, Amy Bursell and Lyn Ketelsen.

The paper is a research proposal to examine the reasons behind falling math proficiency in the United States and to suggest measures that might be taken to improve the situation.

This paper discusses the role of the scientific method in psychology research.

A review of the importance of timely business research in today's economic world.

An analysis of the secondary research in two articles: "Interpersonal Influence and Consumer Innovativeness" by Ronald Clark and Ronald Goldsmith and "A Magic Potion? Wellness Drinks", in the January 2007 issue of the "Economist".

A research proposal to investigate accelerated reading programs as opposed to traditional teaching methods.

This paper is a research proposal to investigate methods of preventing nosocomial infections.

A comparison of the qualitative vs. quantitative research styles.

A research paper on the primary factors that affect choice of fast food
among individuals of different countries, highlighting the differentiations in health perspectives related to consumption of fast food.

An examination of the use of analysis of variance model (ANOVA) to analyze statistical procedures by Nicholas Bakalar in his study, "Patterns: Parkinson's Raises Risks of Depression in Relatives."

A look at the increase in quantitative methods of research in American society.

A meta-research examination of Jean Piaget's conclusions on development of the concept of animacy.

Reviews literature to indicate the importance of the case study method of research.

A research proposal to study the effects of arousal and familiarity on stereotype application.

An explanation of a planned film to be made by a missionary visiting a South American tribe.

Examines the fundamental principles of ethnography and the challenges it encounters from an international perspective.

Presents a proposal for a hermeneutically designed research study of human rights in China.

A research proposal to study the improvement of reading skills in lower-level and special needs students through the use of technology.

A proposal to study the critical thermal maximum and minimum of the hemigrapsus nudus, otherwise known as the purple shore crab.

This paper looks at the notion of transformational leadership and discusses the best method to measure its effects.

A discussion on research done on various aspects of modern relationships.

A discussion of the types of research needed in strategic market planning, and a case study of a bakery in Vancouver.

This paper explores the criteria of reliability and validity in qualitative research and specifically in the field of human relations.

This paper presents a case study of research done using the classical experimental design.

Studies the differences of men and women in the attributes they seek in a date by using a content analysis of personal advertisements.

This paper discusses the application of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and non-parametric tests.

This paper discusses the role of ethics in the research design process.

An analysis of the results of a survey designed to test a statement about the effects of an e-community on its members.

Presents a research proposal to measure the dynamics of how radio frequency identification (RFID) implementations impact the ability of companies to compete with streamlined supply chains.

An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of primary and secondary business research.

Explores the issue of believability in business research.

Presents a research proposal to compare the attitudes and perceptions of older and younger members of the homosexual community.

A proposed study to explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of Ministry of Health physicians toward surveillance systems in Saudi Arabia.

A research study that provides insight as to the development of the oral history of the September 11, 2001 bombings.

A discussion of a critique on the article, "A Study in Sexual Health Applying the Principle of Community-based Participatory Research" by Reece and Dodgand.

Presents a customer satisfaction research project conducted for Chili's Restaurant.

An analysis of the principle methods employed in the research of a particular subject.

A critical review of the article "Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients" by Van de Berghe et al.

A review and comparison of the various qualitative methods of research and their mode of application.

An examination of extinction and its relation to the total ecosystem.

A review of methods of gaining insights into how to better serve students with counseling services.

A research proposal to study the impact of the free market economy on constitutions with specific reference to India and China.

An assessment of quantitative and qualitative methodologies in research.

A review of the purpose, method and conclusions of G. Byrne, A. Brady, P. Horan, C. Macgregor, and C. Begley's article, "Assessment of Dependency Levels of Older People in the Community and Measurement of Nursing Workload."