Freedom to me....

FREEDOM WHAT IS IT??

Freedom is a fantasy.

The way to live,

The way to life.

Set me free as a bird,

High up in the skies.

For some it is a pleasure,

For some its a pride.

No one really knows, as per what freedom is??

For me its a beautiful world full of love.....Freedom is not to fight,

But to be together for reaching heights..

Image:
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Criteria of sampling design

This post is in reference to the post by Hemangi, named Criteria of sampling design- GO Measure Practical Economy! (Sunday, April 1, 2007) http://metca6research.blogspot.com/search/label/DAY%203

Well I am not sure about this but this is what i understood about the post.
The criteria for selecting a sampling design are as follows:

• GOAL ORIENTATION: While selecting a sampling design, a researcher will keep in mind the final goal or say the objective of the study. The sample choosen should be such that the objective of the research is fulfilled. For e.g. a researcher may or may not want to generalize the results among the whole population, but only to the school from where the sample is.
  



• MEASUREABILITY: The sample design should be such that the results of the study are measurable. The sample size should be such that the results couls be generalized to the whole population.

• PRACTICALITY: The sampling design choosen for the research should be done keeping in mind the practicality of the design. the resaercher needs to practically think of all the possible problems that could be faced. Also theresearcher needs to keep in mind the accessibility of the samples practically. (keeping in mind the problems we discussed yesterday).
  
  


• ECONOMY: One of the most important criteria that should be kept in mind is economy, that is the money factor, as the funds required for the research will be more or less, depending on the sample design. And the sample design will in turn depend on the funds available for research. Also, the researcher may not be able to conduct the research & hence might need research assistants for help. The time factor should also be kept in mind. The activities in any research should be well planned & the researcher keeping in mind the time available for research should choose a sample design.

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Image 2: http://www.jamesheiresconsulting.com/Tape%20Measure.jpg
Image 3: http://www.usask.ca/uofs/report98/images/accessibility.jpg
Image4: http://library.thinkquest.org/J003358F/money_tree5.jpg

Words To Live By

It's not how much you accomplish in lifethat really counts,but
how
much you give to other.
It's not how high you build your dreamsthat makes a difference,

but how high your faith can climb.
It's not how many goals you reach,but how many lives you touch.
It's not who you know that matters,but who you are inside.
Believe in the impossible,hold tight to the incredible,and live each day to its fullest potential.You can make a differencein your world.

~ Rebecca Barlow Jordan ~

At: http://www.cybernation.com/victory/youcandoit/poems.php#poem2

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be!

There is inside youall of the potentialto be whatever you want to be,

all of the energyto do whatever you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to be,doing what you want to do,and each day, take one steptowards your dream.
And though at times it may seem toodifficult to continue,hold on to your dream.
One morning you will awake to findthat you are the person you dreamed of,doing what you wanted to do,simply because you had the courageto believe in your potential and to hold on to your dream.
~ Donna Levine ~

At: http://www.cybernation.com/victory/youcandoit/poems.php#poem2

Sampling: Accessibility of samples

This post is in reference to the post by Hemangi, named Accessibility of a sample
(Sunday, April 1, 2007) http://metca6research.blogspot.com/search/label/DAY%202

Hi!
I read the 98-99 pages of the book Research Methods in Education by Louis Cohen and Lawrence Manion. The explanation given about the accessibility of a sample is simple & well supported with examples. Thanks for the source

The 3 examples of problems that the researcher might face in accessing the samples are:

• If a researcher was to research on the after effects of punishment of juvenile delinquents on their scholastic achievements, then the probable accessibility problem, may be that the parents of those samples may not be willing to share any information with anyone, as it is a crime & has a social stigma attached to it.


• If a researcher was to conduct a research on the new upcoming technologies in XYZ mobile phones that could be used for distance learning, then the company may not be willing to disclose it's upcoming technologies to the researcher.


• If a researcher was to conduct a research on the emotional intelligence of children in broken homes. It becomes necessary for the researcher to study the home conditions first, in such cases the parents may not be available for taking the data & also it may happen that the parents would not allow the child be taken for any research work.


• If a researcher was to conduct a research on the effectiveness of the induction training cai packages of ABC developers on the trainees, the accessibility problem that may arise is that they may be busy with their work & would not be free for the researcher.

Image 1: http://www.elementsdesignstudio.co.uk/generic_images/accessibility.jpg

Image 2: http://www.raremagic.co.uk/images/accessibility.jpg

Image 3: http://wowthatsme.net/pics/albums/userpics/10001/thumb_clipart_office_people_004.gif

Sampling: DAY 1 of learning about it

This post is in refrence to the post by Hemangi, named What would the researcher do? ( Thursday, March 29, 2007)
http://metca6research.blogspot.com/search/label/DAY%201


Hi!
Finally we begin our study about sampling. Well heard a lot about the word 'sampling', now will like to study in detail.
We have not learnt much about research up till now, but from whatever we have I am sure that a single researcher will not be able to find the opinion of the whole population of India about the politicians. Well there is a simple reason for my this answer, that a single person reaching out to such a huge population is next to impossible. The amount of time, energy & money spent on the research will be huge & it would be impossible to collect that data. When i think of buying a book, one always tends to see a few stories, & buy it. Like in the example given, if I were to buy a book of 1oo stories, I would surely browse through 4/5 & take the book, as i will see randomly any of the stories & if they are good enough i wll generalize my opinion of the book being good. The similarity between the two scenarios that have been presented, is that like we can choose the book assured that the book is good by just reading a few stories in the same way, the researcher may choose the small amout of population from the huge population of India to get the opinions. So, the possible solution to the problem could be that the reseracher chooses a represenattive of the whole Indian population, & conducts the research to find their opnions of politicans.

The cartoon clip above is taken from:
http://www.ryerson.ca/~mjoppe/ResearchProcess/micesquad.GIF

Recipe For HAPPINESS

We all need this, to spread happiness in & around us!

Collection of:
Penny Parker
At:
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