Methodology and Research Design on Study About Immigration
Instructions
For this assignment you need to submit your research methods section of your paper. You will need to explain how your study would be carried out. What research design and methodology do you plan to use? Your explanation needs to be clear enough that it would allow someone to replicate your study. You will need to choose whether you want to do a qualitative or quantitative study, and how you will collect your data, and what you will do with your data. In other words, how will you analyze the data in order to test your hypothesis. Please also include a sampling plan to show the reader why you chose the data. Make sure that your proposed data has a beginning and an end. Remember, the point of the methodology section is to show the reader that you are not simply collecting data to support a hypothesis. Show the reader what your plan is and justify it with reference to scholarly articles on the philosophy of methodology. Give some thought to why this method is the best one to answer your research question. Is it because the data is available in one method but not another? Is it because the data will be more or less reliable? Consider whether the study is replicable and whether the data is available.
Please include the following elements:
Research question.
Research hypothesis.
Overall methodology including why you did not choose to use the other method.
Proposed collection of data and sampling plan including data parameters.
Analysis methodology and how you will test the hypothesis.
Ethical considerations and limitations of your study
Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 2-3 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Peer reviewed and scholarly references should be used. You should include at least 2 references for this assignment.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.
Immigration Methodology & Research Design
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Research Question
The research explores the question, what are the economic impacts of illegal immigrants in California? This is the general research question guiding this scholarly inquiry.
Research Hypothesis
The research hypothesis is that unauthorized immigrants in California present both positive and negative effects. Even though they have positive implications for the state’s labor force and different industries, they may present downward pressure on factors such as wages in various sectors.
Overall methodology
The study will employ a quantitative research design to help in data collection and analysis. Quantitative research techniques emphasize procedures of contrasting related factors using statistical approaches to derive conclusions about the relationship between independent and dependent variables. Quantitative techniques suit well for evaluating the economic implications of illegal immigrants in California, considering that they facilitate numerical data measurement and analysis, offering statistical evidence to refute or reinforce the study hypothesis. The measurement process will flow in a straightforward sequence with such steps as conceptualization, operationalization, and measuring to collect data (Guzel, 2021, p.20). The above approach will facilitate the researchers in the study to formulate objective conclusions on the grounds of empirical evidence.
Proposed Collection of Data and Sampling Plan
The study will utilize sources such as statistical databases, government reports, and academic studies to collect its primary data. The above sources offer extensive and reliable data on different economic factors and indicators regarding unauthorized immigration in California. The collected data will encompass a specific time frame, probably the past ten years, to foster relevant, concise, and extensive analysis. Furthermore, the study will incorporate a sampling plan to choose representative data from the above sources. The proposed sampling will be objective and purposive, emphasizing reports and studies that mainly discuss the economic implications of illegal immigrants in California. The inclusion criteria will focus on recent studies that employ significant sample size and rigorous research design. The purpose is to generalize the characteristics and behavior of the sample size to the general population to make inferences (Guzel, 2021, p.19). The research aims to capture an extensive and unbiased comprehension of the economic implications of illegal immigrants in California by choosing data from different sources.
Analysis Methodology and Hypothesis Testing
The study will incorporate statistical methods in analyzing the collected quantitative data to test ...