Research Questions And Hypothesis Flashcards
A proper way to conduct research is to generate research questions and choose a matching design and methodology to conduct it.
What is research purpose
Starting point of each study.
A research topics gets specified into a research purpose
- a short statement
- explain why its conducted
- explain its significance
- describes the objective of the research
What are research questions
Specific inquiring to which the researcher attempts to provide answers.
Focuses the whole research
Determines the methodology
Guides all stages of the research: analysis and reporting
Differences between qualitative and quantitative research questions.
Qaun: specific
Specific methodology and predicts R.Q
Identifies target variables and causal relationships between them
Qual- vague due to the emergent nature
Broder and focus on the bigger picture
Research hypothèse
A statement of the expected relationship between variables or explanation of an occurrence that is testable or falsifiable
There should be two hypotheses in a research
The alternative hypothesis - statement that supports your claim
The null hypothesis - statement that does not support your claim