Scholarship essay should be written in such a manner so it exceeds the limits of mediocrity by its superior quality. A well planned research followed by proper writing will help you in making a scholarship essay.

The first thing to do is to make a proper research methodology. It will help you in making a proper plan about your research. Firstly, you have to decide whether the data will be collected using census method or sample method. There are two ways of collection of statistical data- (i) Census or complete enumeration and (ii) Sample survey. In census, information is collected from each and every member of the population, whereas sample survey refers to the study of population on the basis of information obtained from a sample. Census of population in UK and other countries of the world is an example of complete enumeration. The ‘test audit’ covering only a small number of entries, which is applied to verify the accuracy of all the entries in books of accounts, is an example of sample survey method. The same method is employed in estimating the crop yield of a country or in counting the number of trees in a forest.

The census method, since the entire population is investigated, would require a large number of enumerators and other staff involving considerable time, money and labor. It is therefore generally applied for intensive investigations or when the number of members in the population is not large. Although the method is expected to yield accurate information, in practice the results are influenced by large non sampling errors, whose magnitudes can’t be ascertained.

The sample survey method involving a small part of the population, has in comparison with the census method, greater flexibility as regards intensity of data collection and the degree of accuracy of the final results, depending on the amount of time and money available for purpose. Here sampling errors no doubt influence the final conclusions, but non sampling errors can be kept to a minimum because of the possibility of deployment of highly trained personnel. On the other hand, the limits of sampling error can be stated in terms of probability. Sample survey methods are suitable for all situations but in some cases census method needs to be applied.

The next step is the collection of data. The nature, scope and objects of the essay should be taken into account for deciding whether the data are to be collected originally or whether the available secondary data are to be utilized. Sometimes, the sources of data are also classified as primary or secondary depending on the type of data available there from. The authority that collects the data from the field of enquiry is known as Primary source, while some agency publishing the data originally collected by another is known as secondary source.

The next step is to analyze the data by using different statistical and non statistical analysis tools and then to arrive at any definite conclusions. After that this whole procedure is written in correct manner.