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Evidence-based decision making is becoming increasingly important. Since the quality of the Research Methods dictates the quality of the evidence collected, it is crucial to understand how research is conducted.
Please discuss in depth one of the following three questions to address your understanding of the importance and understanding of research methods regarding an issue in leadership:
1. How is research evidence important to addressing this issue (or solving the problem)?
2. Think of a controversial issue or policy debate.How is research used to support one side or the other?
3. Think of a top job in your field .How is knowledge of research methods useful in this job?
Please use these two books for your sources
Remler, D. K. & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2014) Research methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications ISBN: 978-1-4522-7640-3 (paperback)
Salkind, N. (2013) Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Excel 2014, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
