DEVELOPING HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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DEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONSShaliniPrasadAjith Rao Eeshoo Rehani500 RESEARCH METHODSSEPTEMBER 18TH2001DEVELOPING HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONSDEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONS Introduction Processes involved before formulating the hypotheses. Definition Nature of HYPOTHESIS Types How to formulate a Hypotheses inQuantitative ResearchQualitative RESEARCH Testing and Errors in Hypotheses SummaryDEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONSThe RESEARCH structure helps us create RESEARCH that is : Quantifiable Verifiable Replicable DefensibleCorollaries among the model, common sense & paper formatModelCommon SensePaper FormatResearch QuestionWhyIntroDevelop a TheoryYour Answer IntroIdentify Variables (if applicable)HowMethodIdentify hypothesesExpectations MethodTest the hypothesesCollect/Analyze data ResultsEvaluate the ResultsWhat it MeansConclusionCritical Revi

RESEARCH QUESTIONS Definitions of hypothesis “It is a tentative prediction about the nature of the relationship between two or more variables.” “A hypothesis can be defined as a tentative explanation of the research problem, a possible outcome of the research, or an educated guess about the research outcome.” (Sarantakos, 1993: 1991)

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