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II. Research Methodology A. Method This study was designed to gain input from ADP students with regards to their perception of homosexuality and its legalization in Malaysia. Interviews were conducted to get a subjective stand point from our respondents. Surveys, on the other hand, were conducted to get objective data and quantitative data. To describe our methodology, this section would be further divided into two; Sample and instrument description.

B. Sample There were a total of 80 respondents to our study, of which 20 were based purely on interviews (hereinafter referred to as Group A) and 60 were based on multiple choice questionnaires (hereinafter referred to as Group B). Respondents from group B were selected based on the gender ratio of the department (60% Female and 40% Male). Respondents from group A were randomly selected.

As interlining sub-sets were not encouraged, respondents that participated in Group A DID not participate in Group B and vice versa. C. Instruments As mentioned above, two instruments would be utilized in this study. The instruments would be utilized to gather information on the perception of students in the ADP of the legalization of homosexuality. Group A and Group B were formed to gather primary data of this study. Both groups gathered similar data but group A was focused on subjective answers and group B was focused on objective answers.

Group A responses gave the study more than just subjective answers, it also gave this study a behavioral look at the respondents attitudes while talking about homosexuality.

Group B was sample group that was taken based on the gender ratio of the ADP department. Steps were taken to keep the indentity of the respondents as private as possible. No personal details were taken except of course, Age, religion and gender. The researcher who gave out the questionnaires also collected them after the respondents filled out the questionnaire and DID NOT supervise them.