Lesson 1 - Introduction to
research and statistics
Class Organisational Research Methodology IOP2601
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Tredoux, C. & Durrheim, K. (2019). Numbers, hypotheses and
Sources conclusions: A course in statistics for the social sciences (3rd ed.).
Juta. [ISBN: 978 1 48512 544 0]
💡 Research - a process for answering questions. It is a systematic process
that involves collecting, analyzing and interpreting information (or “data” as
it is termed
in research) in order to increase our understanding of things that we are
interested in or
concerned about
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