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This chapter represents the methods and procedure of the research activities. It
deals with the description of research design, respondents of the study, data gathering
Research Design
The researcher used the descriptive methods of research in order to analyze and
assess the inventory control system of 1st District of Batangas and it used to attain the
purpose of the study. The descriptive method of research provides adequate and
accurate interpretation of finding.
Respondents of the study were the Rice Retailers in 1st District of Batangas. The
questionnaires were answered either by the owner of the store who is associated with
allowed to answer the questionnaire were those responsible in inventory control system
in terms of safety stock, reorder point, economic order quantity, and ABC analysis. A
sample size of ____ was determined using the Raosoft from the population of ___ Rice
The researchers used random sampling in determining the samples of the study. Simple
random sampling is the basic sampling technique where they selected a group of subjects (a
sample) for study from a larger group (a population). The specific method used in the study to
determine the samples were the slovin's formula. Each individual is chosen entirely by chance
and each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample. Every
possible sample of a given size has the same chance of selection (Easton and McColl's
Statistics Glossary vl.1). With simple random sampling, the researchers more likely to get the
answer of the target population which was 89 that was more readily accessible.
In order to generate the designed data for analysis, the researchers constructed a
questionnaire which was the main instrument used in the study. The draft of the questionnaire
was drawn based on researcher’s readings, previous studies, professional literature, published
and unpublished thesis relevant to the study and other online publication. The questionnaire
consisted of two parts. The first part showed the data of the respondents with regard to the
business profile of the firm which includes the form of business organization, number of years in
operation and capitalization. The second part pertained to the inventory control procedures that
involved the reorder point, safety stock, ABC analysis and economic order quantity provided in
the company. The questionnaire was validated by their adviser, the panel members, a faculty
and industry expert members and the dean of CABEIHM. The reliability was measured through
Cronbach’s Alpha. A dry-run was administered for --- respondents in a similar environment; 1st
The data were gathered and treated statistically using various formulas. The statistical
weight and dividing the sum of weights and its particularly useful when various classes or
groups contribute differently to the total (Sirug, 2011). This was used to determine the
Independent Samples t Test. Compares the means of two independent groups in order to
determine whether there is statistical evidence that the associated population means are significantly
different.
One-way analysis of variance. (ANOVA) is used to determine whether there are any
statistically significant differences between the means of two or more independent (unrelated)
groups (although you tend to only see it used when there are a minimum of three, rather than
two groups).