CHAPTER THRE: RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
3.1. Introduction
This chapter consists of the methodology used to collect,
process, analyze and interpret data for the study on the impact of women
entrepreneurs on economic development of Rwanda.
Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the
research problems. It may be understood as a science of studying how research
is done systematically. In it we are studying the various steps that are
generally adopted by a researcher in studying his research problem along with
the logic behind them (Kumar 2008).
According to the same researcher, Research methods may be
understood as all methods, techniques that are used for conducting of research.
Research methods or techniques thus refer to the methods the researcher use in
performing research operations.
3.2 Sources of data
3.2.1 Primary Data
Audrey (1989) states that primary sources
come straight from the people you are researching from and are therefore the
most direct kinds of information you can collect.
The researcher used primary data in which interview techniques
was used to get some information that have not been studied on, the researcher
designed a questionnaire which enabled to assess the contribution of women
entrepreneurs on The economic development of Rwanda Primary data was collected
in expo 2010.
Grinnell and Williams (1990) defined a questionnaire as set
of written questions which calls for responses on the part of the respondents
and be either self-administered.
A set of open-ended and close-ended questions were used in the
research to which consisted of 19 questions divided into two part, part one
consisted of demographic information of the women entrepreneur Age, Marital
status, Education, Business type, Number of children and dependents, Part two
consisted of economic information of women entrepreneurs their savings, Family
expenses, sources of finance, reasons of being entrepreneur, Contribution to
development of Rwanda, number of employee, their market and challenges.
Face to face interview was used using the questionnaire where
the researcher asked women entrepreneurs in Expo face to face questions from
the questionnaire.
3.2.2 Secondary Data
The researcher used secondary data that is generally taken
from magazine, newspaper, text books, official documents, published reports,
internet, statistics, bulletins and other documents they will enable the
researcher to get information that are not covered in Primary data methods such
as literatures on women entrepreneurs that was used in literature review.
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