CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH

Correlational Research

Correlational Research

Survey research is a systematic research method for collecting data from a representative sample of individuals using instruments composed of closed-ended and/or open-ended questions, observations, and interviews. It is one of the most widely used nonexperimental research designs across disciplines to collect large amounts of survey data from a representative sample of individuals sampled from the targeted population using a variety of modes such as face-to-face, telephone, mail, and electronic (Web-based and email). Each of these data collection modes has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost, duration, and response rate (Marczyk, 2008). Thus, the ...