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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122188| Title: | DIKA - Data Information Knowledge Action |
| Other Titles: | The research road we make : statistics for the uninitiated |
| Authors: | Formosa, Saviour Formosa Pace, Janice |
| Keywords: | Data sets Research -- Data processing Research -- Management |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | National Statistics Office |
| Citation: | Formosa, S., & Formosa Pace, J. (2011). DIKA. In S. Formosa, S. Scicluna, J. Azzopardi, J. Formosa Pace, T. Calafato, (Eds.), The research road we make : statistics for the uninitiated (pp. 25-44). Valletta: National Statistics Office |
| Abstract: | What is DIKA and why should one bother with trying to make sense of a research process? Isn’t it easier to just start gathering data and analysing the result? Why should one bother with trying to follow rules and regulation? Why do so many researchers use mnemonics? Such argumentation has seen many a study hit the brink and end up in the dumps. Let’s start off with a look at research and the process taken to understand the way one goes about using the fruits of research labour. This chapter takes the research process and identifies those thought and applied steps required to understand how and why a study is carried out. Consider DIKA for a few moments: DIKA is a mnemonic with high-powered strength in research methodology. Consider its implications in terms of a report, a survey, a dissertation, a thesis or any other studies. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122188 |
| ISBN: | 9789995729141 |
| Appears in Collections: | The research road we make : statistics for the uninitiated |
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