A Comprehensive Guide to Different Research Methods in Social Sciences

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Ethnographic Research

Ethnographic research is a qualitative method that involves examining a specific situation or community in depth. To ensure a focused and manageable study, it is recommended to limit the research area.

Here’s a step-by-step approach:

  1. Identify the Area: Begin by conducting a study to understand the types of people residing in the selected area.
  2. Focus on Specific Groups: Apply ethnographic methodologies to study different groups within the area. Information about various immigrant
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A Comprehensive Guide to Research Methodologies and Sampling Techniques

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Casual Research

Also known as causal research, this method explores cause-and-effect relationships between variables. Unlike descriptive or exploratory research, which primarily aims to describe or understand phenomena, causal research seeks to determine the extent to which changes in one variable (independent variable) cause changes in another variable (dependent variable) while controlling for other factors. This type of research often involves experimental designs, where researchers manipulate

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Types of Questions and Scales in Market Research

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Structure and Types of Questions

According to the Degree of Freedom of Response

  • Open Questions: Allow respondents to express their opinions freely.
  • Semi-Closed Questions: Include an option for respondents to express themselves freely.
  • Closed Questions: Multiple choice questions where respondents choose from given answers.

According to the Degree of Premeditation of the Response

  • Spontaneous
  • Suggested

According to the Type/Degree of Information Obtained

  • Introductory Questions: Aim to establish rapport and
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Comprehensive Guide to Market Research Techniques and Methodologies

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Topic 1: Introduction to Market Research

True or False Questions

  1. Documentary studies are the most commonly used because they reduce the economic cost of the research. FALSE
  2. Basic commercial research is that which is applied to decision-making. FALSE
  3. The main difference between commercial and opinion research is not the formal object, but the techniques to be used. FALSE
  4. In the Spanish market, the most widely used qualitative technique, in terms of turnover, is the in-depth interview. FALSE
  5. The determination
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Hotel Operational Procedures: Maintenance, Security, and Efficiency

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SOME IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL SUBJECTS

Repairs & Maintenance Storeroom

Keeps track record of the various trade employees’ tool boxes. Maintains at proper levels stocks of most common spare parts, following manufacturers and/or suppliers recommendations, to avoid rupture in the functioning of technical utilities and appliances needed to the operation, such as bulbs, nails, screws, bolts…

Maintenance, Technical Utilities and Equipment History Record

Every existing and working technical utility, appliance

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New Technologies and Ecology in Hotel Operations

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New Technologies

Items such as low consumption, long life bulbs; hybrid and full electrical powered vehicles; H.D./digital T.V., Cellular phones are very helpful. Nevertheless, it may be advisable to analyze and determine which of these new technologies are positively fit to the use in hotels, if we evaluate efficiency, costs and, obviously guest/client demand. Not all new technologies ‘per se’ are sustainable, depending on the type of hotel property and operation.

Intelligent Buildings

Are composed

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