Thursday, October 18, 2012

Demarcate Your Research Questions And Hypotheses



There are several elements in a research report, which are enough to confuse and confound a scholar. The aims, hypothesis, objectives and questions are a few things that are essential for any research report and must be stated in the most precise form. But, to achieve this precision, it is first crucial to get clarity on the role of each one of these features.

Research questions will inform a reader the issues which you are addressing, and which you wish to answer through the study. This is what you want to learn. The hypotheses complement the questions, by stating the probable answers that form the basis of your research. These are the theories that you form on the basis of prior study or experience and you aim to prove the same by the time you reach the conclusion, through data analysis.

In many qualitative, the hypothesis may be just propositions, but they serve the function of theories. These are grounded in the prior studies and data that are sought by means of preliminary research and formation of the proposal. The theories are connected with the research data and are tested in interaction with them. On the other hand, a quantitative study will state hypothesis as theories which do not have a base in the data, but are to be tested against it.

Many times, the hypothesis is formed after the data has been collected, in the case of qualitative research. While in the quantitative studies, the data requirement is always based on the hypothesis. Even after the theory has been formulated and stated, it must be revised to ensure that there are no validity issues, they conform to the information at hand and they are practical enough to be proved.

Whatever be the kind of hypotheses that one forms, it must be borne in mind that they are not exactly the objectives of research. The goals of your study will extend beyond just proving the theory. It will also include answering the related research questions, as well as proving the relevance and usability of the research results. So, when you sit down to prepare a research report, outline your questions, aims and theories roughly, so as to proceed with clarity later. 

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