Among the research methods we have seen so far, I would say that historical comparative research is the most difficult one. From my point of view, moving from fie
Neuman includes a quote in this chapter that "The price of fieldwork is very high, not in dollars, but in physical and mental effort" An interesting statement that clearly may separate the researchers willing to invest a very specific
Good point Evren. Although rare but not impossible. A book named "The Soul Of A New Machine" by Tracy Kidder may be interpreted as ethnography or a case study or both. The author virtually lived there with these
Based on the papers we have read, I think conducting any study (case study, field study…) in a systematic, skeptical, and ethical study is both a form of s
In comparing the difference between statistics and calculus, it seems that statistics starts with preciseness (significant digits) and calculus ends with it.
Yes, let's hear it for levels of significance. It doesn't look like engineering calculators get used much in social science research. I guess it's a good thing we're not designing and testing flight-critical systems here - ouch!
The article below points out common forms of statistical errors in the biomedical literature. I wanted to talked about this discipline rather than IS because
I like the chapter discussion of similar points. It shows that the same terms can mean a great deal of different things to different people. What is population? What is a person? When is a person a person in terms of the di
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