Overview of research methods, instruments and data analysis in social / Dr. Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad

Conducting research requires proper planning and involves systematic steps. One of the steps is choosing the appropriate research methods. The research methods chosen need to be able to collect the types of data that will answer the research objectives or research questions. There are three methods to collect data which are a qualitative method to collect qualitative data, a quantitative method to collect quantitative data and mixed methods (a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods) to collect both types of data which are qualitative and quantitative data.