FINAL CHAPTER-III - Methodology

METHODOLOGY
This will tackle the different methodologies and procedures used by the researcher in
doing his research study. It includes research design through the use of descriptive survey
method, the research locale wherein the study conducted. It also includes the instruments used
in collecting and gathering the data, as well as the statistical tools used in interpreting and
analyzing the data.
Research Design
The study is a descriptive-quantitative research. As a descriptive research, it is concerned
with the prevailing or existing status of the present study. In this method, the researcher aims to
determine the Problems Encountered by the Barangay Tanod During Night Time Patrol to
Prevent Crime. For quantitative research, statistical operations will be used to concretize its
results. According to Manuel and Mendal (1998), descriptive research involves the description,
recording, analysis and interpretation of the present nature, composition of processes of
phenomena. The term descriptive research refers to the type research question, design, and data
analysis that will be applied to a given topic. Descriptive statistics tell what is, while inferential
statistics try to determine cause and effect. This type of question asked by the researcher will
ultimately determine the type of approach necessary to complete an accurate assessment of the
topic at hand. The main goal of this type of research is to describe the data and characteristics
about what is being studied. The idea behind this type of research is to study frequency,
averages, and other statistical circulations. To achieve the aim of the study, purposive quota
sampling method to the focused barangay tanods of selected barangay in Pagbilao, Quezon will
be initiated. Selected twenty-five 50 baragay tanods will be responding on the survey

questionnaire designed to collect the quantitative data. The aforementioned instrument will
explain the purpose of the study and provide the consent form of the participants. The instrument
will be divided into 3 parts. Each parts is described on the research instruments.
Research Locale
The researcher conducted his research in the following barangays in Pagbilao, Quezon.
namely; Barangay 1, Barangay 2, Barangay 3, Barangay 4, Barangay 5, Barangay 6, Barangay 7
and Barangay 8. The researcher chose these barangay because he is a resident of Pagbilao and he
may feel at ease to communicate well with the barangay tanods of the following barangays
mentioned above.
Respondents
A total of 50 barangay tanods will be the respondents of the study. They will be
described according to their demographic profile such as age, gender, years of service, and
educational attainment. The respondents will be required to respond to the survey questionnaires
made by the researcher. There are no negative items. Scores were taken for overall score of an
item.
Sampling Procedure
The aim of the study is to determine The Problems Encounter by the Barangay Tanods in
Night Time Patrol to Prevent Crime. In choosing the respondents, a purposive quota sampling
technique will be used. As the term implies, the sample will contain people who meet a certain
criteria- Barangay tanods of selected barangay in Pagbilao, Quezon.

Research Instrument
The instrument will be divided into 3 parts. Part 1 will contain questions related to
respondents’ demographic profile that includes age, gender, and years of service and educational
attainment. Part 2 will seek how serious are the problems encountered by the Barangay Tanod in
crime prevention. They will answer the questions using a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from
“very serious” to “not serious at all.” Part 3 of the survey will ask the respondents to know
activity plan which can be proposed to enhance the effectiveness of Barangay Tanod in Crime
Prevention. They will respond to the questions using a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from
“Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree.”
Data Gathering Procedures
To gather and measure information on the variables presented in this research, a
systematic quantitative data collection will be employed. Quantitative data collection is
numerical in nature and can be mathematically computed. This research will use the Likert scale
to respond on the standardized self-administered survey questionnaires. Thus, it is convenient to
implement and the effects can be measured. In choosing the respondents, a purposive quota
sampling technique will be used. Research instruments will include demographic questions to
help respondents to start comfortably. After administering the questionnaires with utmost
confidentiality, the data gathered will be organized, summarized, interpreted, and generalized.
First, the data will be organized to check for completeness and accuracy. Data will be entered by
hand and by computer (excel spreadsheet) to compute the frequencies, percentage, mean, mode,
median, range, standard deviation, variance, ranking and cross tabulation. Second, information
will be interpreted through fair and careful judgments. Next, the scope and limitations of the
study will be explicitly reported through graphical representations to show and give overview of
the data. Finally, findings and conclusions will be presented and supported by relevant theories
and researches.
Statistical Treatment
Since the study is a descriptive research, some descriptive statistics will be used like frequency
and percentage distribution of the statistical needed in certain problems depend upon the nature
of it.
To solve the problem presented in the study, the researcher will use the following statistical
tools:
1. Percentage. It will be used in describing the demographic profile of the respondents in terms
of birth year and age and gender. The percentage formula can be defined as the result of the
quotient of the number of responses (ƒ) divided by the total number of the respondents (n)
multiplied by one hundred, in mathematical terms:
f
P= x 100
n
2. Weighted Value. It was used in determining the value of each scale per statement. The
formula for weighted value can be defined as the product of the frequency (ƒ) and scale (x), in
mathematical terms:
WV =fx
3. Total Weighted Value. It was used in determining the final value of each item in the
questionnaire. The formula can be defined in the summation of the weighted values (WV) per
item, in mathematical terms:
TWV =∑ WV
4. Weighted Mean. It will be used in determining the final weight of each item in the
questionnaire. The formula for mean can be defined as the summation of the frequency (ƒ) and
scale (x) divided by the total number of the respondents (n), in mathematical terms:
fx
WM=∑
n
5. General Weighted Mean. It will be used in determining the final weighted mean of all the
items in each part in the questionnaire. The formula for general weighted 22 | Page mean can be
defined as the summation of weighted means (WM) divided by the total number of items (n). In
mathematical terms:
GWM =
∑ WM
n

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METHODOLOGY

analyzing the data.

The study is a descriptive-quantitative research. As a descriptive research, it is concerned

recording, analysis and interpretation of the present nature, composition of processes of

be initiated. Selected twenty-five 50 baragay tanods will be responding on the survey

namely; Barangay 1, Barangay 2, Barangay 3, Barangay 4, Barangay 5, Barangay 6, Barangay 7

criteria- Barangay tanods of selected barangay in Pagbilao, Quezon.

“Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree.”

Data Gathering Procedures

To gather and measure information on the variables presented in this research, a

systematic quantitative data collection will be employed. Quantitative data collection is

to respond on the standardized self-administered survey questionnaires. Thus, it is convenient to

multiplied by one hundred, in mathematical terms:

item, in mathematical terms:

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