ABSTRACT

The first subsection in the methodology section of a study typically informs the reader where the data come from (i.e., the sample). You might ask, “What is so important about a sample of participants that we have to spend a whole chapter on the topic?” As I hope you see while reading this chapter, what initially appears to be an insignificant portion contained in the methodology section of a study proves to be one of the foundation stones on which the study is evaluated regarding its usefulness.