RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1
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This paper focuses on the identification of research questions in thefield of social media. Additionally, it will identify the variables,operational definitions, and the scale of measurements for eachresearch question.
One: Research Question
What is the impact of social media on human relations?
Variables
The two variables in this case are social media and human relations.
Operational Definition
The independent variable is the social media whereas the dependentvariable is human relations.
Scale of Measurement
The measurement scale for both social media and human relations isnominal and they possess the categorical characteristics.
Two: Research Question
What is the impact of the internet on social values?
Variables
The variables in the research questions are the Internet and socialvalues.
Operational Definition
The independent variable for the study is the internet and thedependent variables are the social values (Sukal, 2013).
Scale of Measurement
The measurement scale for both internet and social values is nominaland they possess the categorical characteristics.
Three: Research Question
What research illuminates the positive effects of online socialnetworking?
Variables
The variables in the research questions are research and onlinesocial networking
Operational Definition
The independent variable is research and the dependent variable isonline social networking.
Scale of Measurement
The measurement scale for both research and online social networkingis nominal and they possess the categorical characteristics.
Four: Research Question
How do the social media influence the promotion of products?
Variables
The variables under consideration are social media and promotion ofproducts
Operational Definition
The independent variable is the social media and the dependentvariable is the promotion of products.
Scale of Measurement
The measurement scale for social media is ordinal whereas that ofpromotion of products is ordinal. The characteristic of the socialmedia variable is categorical and that of promotion of products isnumerical (Laurel, 2003).
Five: Research Question
How do the social media influence the transmission of information inthe society?
Variables
The two variables are social media and the transmission ofinformation in the society
Operational Definition
The independent variable is the social media and the dependentvariable is the transmission of information in the society.
Scale of Measurement
The measurement scale for both social media and transmission ofinformation of information in the society is nominal and they possessthe categorical characteristics.
References
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Laurel, B. (2003). Design research: Methods and perspectives.Cambridge, Mass. London, England: MIT Press.
Sukal, M. (2013). Research methods: Applying statistics in research.San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc
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