Purpose Statements, Research Questions, And Hypotheses Flashcards
What is a purpose statement?
- establishes intent or objective of entire research study in a sentence (or a couple)
- most important statement in entire study
- differ from research problems or questions
Qualities of quantitative purpose statements?
- Begin with words that identify intent of study: “ the purpose of this study is to describe/examine/test..”
- Identify important study variable (IV, DV, control)
- Identify the theoretical framework or model guiding study
- Identify participants targeted
- Mention strategy of inquiry (e.g., survey, research, experimental)
Qualities of qualitative purpose statements?
- Begin with words: “the purpose of this study is to describe/explore/understand..”
- Identify and describe central idea
- Recognize Philisophical worldview + research approach
- Identify participants targeted
- Mention strategy of inquiry (e.g., grounded theory, case study)
- Identify research site
Qualities of mixed methods purpose statements?
- Begin with words: the purpose of this study if to describe/test/examine/explore…
- Identify the important study variables for quant. Aspect
- Identify and describe central idea for qualitative aspect
- Philisophical worldview
- Theoretical framework or model guiding study
- Participants targeted
- Identify strategy of inquiry for both quant. And qualit. Study
- Identify research site
Where do research questions and hypotheses go?
After purpose statement
What is a research question?
A broad inquiry statement about the central phenomenon (what is question you want to answer)
What is a hypothesis?
A prediction that is derived from theory, literature, or speculation about the outcome of the study
What are the 3 forms of research question in quantitative research?
- comparing groups
- relating independent and dependent variables (relational)
- describe responses/status on a variable (descriptive)
What does quantitative research include?
-research questions and hypotheses
- research or alternative hypothesis
-null hypothesis
What does qualitative research include?
Researchers questions, not hypotheses (not measuring, exploring)
- central question and sub-questions
- questions should reflect strategy of inquiry
What should mixed methods include?
- both qualitative and quantitative research questions
- questions should be ordered to reflect a mixed design