Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Research projects (A&F)  surgical session   topics (session 2) Spring 2026 First of all:  a checklist to evaluate acceptability of the research proposal  and a note on  how to refine research objectives in your proposal: an illustration . Also take a look at  some examples of research objectives . To begin with: a brief note on  positivism . The main theme is  correlation analysis 1. On  covariance  [video]; demonstration of Excel a. basic concept of correlation video:  understanding correlation . b. note the difference with  causal relations . [also study the video  on causal relationships ] c. a video:  types of variables (detailed) . d. on  mediators and moderators  &  control variables  in correlation modelling. (further discussion of the mediator under the topic of  intervening variables )./ a brief note on the  moderating variable .  Also study a video on  confound...

F&A  R esearch project session 1 Spring, 2026 Class: A:  surgical 1:  Jan 13 (7-10pm); surgical 2: Feb 20 (7-10pm) 1000 words Proposal Due Date: 23 March 2026             ** check the schedule on  oral presentation   Final Report [5,000 words] Due Date: 15  June 2026 Class: B:  surgical 1:  Jan 14 (7-10pm); surgical 2: Feb 22 (7-10pm) 1000 words Proposal Due Date: 23 March 2026              ** check the schedule on  oral presentation  Final Report  [5,000 words]  Due Date: 15 June 2026   1. Briefing on the module handbook 1.1 also take a look at the research project  proposal structure  [Title, study rationale, 3  objectives/hypotheses/ questions , contribution of existing literature, methodology, timeframe;  a reference list .] (also  compared with  the final report structure ).  An example of a...

A note on the topic of "population and sample" in qualitative and quantitative research : for MBA and Housing Studies students (information from perplexity.ai ) My question 1 : " Highlight the main ideas underlying the topic of "population and sample" of the qualitative research method design and the quantitative research method design. Then, make a comparison of them in these two type of research method design." The reply : " The main ideas underlying the topic of "population and sample" in qualitative and quantitative research method designs are as follows: Population and Sample in Quantitative Research: The population is the entire group or phenomenon being studied, from which a sample is drawn to represent it. Quantitative research seeks to select a sample that is unbiased and representative of the population through randomization and predefined sampling techniques. Sample size in quantitative research is predetermined and is often large...