Chapter II

RESEARCH METHOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design, setting, subjects, source of data and
procedure of the study.

Research Design
The researchers used the qualitative type of research. This type of research is
one of the first forms of social studies, but in the 1950s and 1960s as qualitative
science reached its peak of popularity it was diminished in importance and began to
regain recognition only in the 1970s. Qualitative research is also highly useful in policy
and evaluation research, where understanding why and how certain outcomes where
achieved is as important as establishing what those outcomes were.
The researchers believed that this method will be more reliable to use in this
study Probabilistic Model on the Life Span of the Selected Incandescent Bulbs. The
researchers chose this type of research because it goes directly to the particular setting
in which the study focuses. This method allows the researchers to explain, analyze and
interpret the study precisely. This helped the researchers find the needed information
without surveying and go on a deeper study in order to find solutions to the problems in
the study. This greatly helped the researchers to come up with the developed
probabilistic model that would help estimate the life span of the selected incandescent
bulb.

Setting of the Study

The study was conducted at the University of Rizal System located at Sumulong
Street Morong, Rizal. This University is the center of human resource development in
the eastern part of Rizal.
The University has four (4) levels of Education; The Elementary, the Secondary,
the Tertiary and Graduate Levels of Education. The Tertiary level, where College of
Science belongs, offers Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. The Tertiary level having
the Institute of Arts and Sciences which offered, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics aims to develop the mathematical skills of
the students from the fundamental up to the higher Math. There are two (2) clubs in
Mathematics in the institute of arts and sciences namely: Mathematics Circle and
Statistics Organization. This two (2) clubs go hand in hand promoting the knowledge
and understanding of Mathematics among the students of the aforementioned college.

Subject of the Study

In order to determine the life span of the selected incandescent bulbs mentioned
above, the researchers used the Probabilistic Model as the focus of the study. They
used the information about the life span of the selected Incandescent bulbs made by the
manufacturers of incandescent bulb to be their data in conducting the study. These
incandescent bulb are the G.E. Incandescent bulb, Panasonic incandescent bulb,
Philips Incandescent bulb, Firefly Incandescent bulb and incandescent bulb that are
bought at the tiangge. The Probabilistic Model used by the researchers was derived
from the formula of the consumption of the incandescent bulbs.

However, the researchers wanted to know if the typical number of hours (900) of
the span of incandescent bulbs would be true to all selected incandescent bulbs. The
assumed life span given by the manufacturers of incandescent bulb is used as the main
source of data to estimate the life span of the selected incandescent bulbs.

Source of Data
Since the study is a qualitative research, the needed data were gathered from
different reading materials such as books, encyclopedia, unpublished materials,
dictionaries, and details included in the study to gather more ideas and information
related to the study, the researchers also used the internet. The expected life span of
Incandescent bulbs were also used as the source of data. The G.E incandescent bulbs
and Panasonic incandescent bulbs expected life span is gathered in the internet as well
as the expected life span of Philips incandescent bulbs, while the information in the
Firefly Incandescent bulbs expected life span of the incandescent bulb that were bought
at the tiangge was directly gathered from the people who engaged in selling
incandescent bulbs.

Procedure of the Study

In conducting the study, the researchers followed several procedural steps. The
researchers prepared their research title, which was presented to the instructor for
recommendation and suggestion. After that, the researchers gathered related literature,
related studies and legal basis for the introduction. Along with this, the researchers
formulated a conceptual model based from the gathered theoretical framework and

conceptual framework. The rest of the Chapter 1 was gathered also. Right after that,
construction of the Chapter 2 followed.
As the process of the study went on, the researchers were able to gather,
analyze, interpret and then chose which specific problem to use as the center of the
study. The researchers considered 60 watts of incandescent bulbs so as to be fair for
the estimation of its life span. The researchers also gathered the prices of the selected
incandescent bulb for the information of the readers so as to fairly compare the life span
of the incandescent bulb and the prices of these light bulbs.
Along with this, the researchers were able to finish discussing Chapter 3. In
Chapter 4, since the content related to Chapter 3, the researchers formulated the
conclusions and recommendations well, and the final oral defense followed. Finally, the
final revision was done and the thesis hard-bound copy was accomplished.