ASSIGNMENT TASK:

For this assignment, you need to refer to “Fringe” dataset.

Fringe is concerned with the factors that contribute to the fringe benefits of employees. The dataset includes a range of different variables, which allows for a range of different tests to be performed. You should note that our research approach must always be hypothetico- deductive—that is, we draw hypotheses from theories and then collect data for the variables that reflect the constructs of focus. In this particular case and for the sake of procedural constraints, this is not the case. That is, you are provided with the variables in a dataset. You need to identify the constructs of focus and then establish conceptual associations between them (i.e., propose hypotheses) that you later test and report on. Hence, we should acknowledge that this is reverse-engineering and should not normally occur in your research journey but only in this particular learning experience.