The Method of the Research

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. The Method of the Research

The approach of the research is a quantitative research which implements the testing of theory, quantitative research generates statistics through the use of survey research; using methods in the form of test, questionnaire and structured interviews. The technique of analyzing data is the use of comparative analysis. The research may be about two similar things that have crucial differences. 1 The things may not correlate each other. Comparative analysis ideals for someone who need to hold a research in getting the problem belonged to two or more independent variable. Husein Umar stated the research to the group of empirical studies where the researcher cannot control the independent variable because the problem happened, or the characteristic cannot be manipulated. 2 Comparative analysis technique is one of quantitative analysis technique or one of statistical technique that can be used to test hypothesis concerns about whether or not there is a difference between or among variable tested. If the difference is found, researcher will need to ensure whether it is significant or only by chance. 3 It makes the data and the result could be more objective. According to the limitation of the study at the previous chapters, firstly, the writer compares the choleric students’ and the melancholic students’ to their way of learning. The comparison describes the similarities and the differences of both students’ personalities. The next is the comparative analysis to the speaking score of the choleric students and the melancholic students. This analysis is to answer the research question. 1 Kery Walk, How to Write a Comparative Analysis, was retrieved on the date December 30 th , 2009, from http:www.fas.harvard.edu~wricntr...CompAnalysis.html 2 Drs. Husein Umar, S.E., M.M., MBA, Metode Penelitian untuk Skripsi dan Tesis Bisnis Jakarta: PT. Raja Grafindo Persada, 2005, p. 28. 3 Drs. Anas Sudijono, Pengantar Satistik Pendidikan Jakarta: PT. Raja Grafindo Persada, 1995, p. 261. 42 B. The Hypotheses of the Research Below is the hypothesis of the research that must describe how the study should be answered. There is about the choleric and the melancholic students to their English speaking skill. Ho = There is no difference in English speaking ability between the choleric students and the melancholic students. Ha = There is difference in English speaking ability between the choleric students and the melancholic students.

C. The Objective of the Research