Pay attention to your research questions

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A research starts always with a question which the researcher seeks to answer through observation, data analysis or experimentation; or a mix of all these methods. However,when you form research questions, you have to be careful to present the question in manner that makes it easy for any reader to understand the purpose of the work.

There are various aims that the questions achieve, depending on where they appear. In a proposal, they are responsible for giving information to the readers about the objectives of the research and identify the goal. On the other hand, when they are included in the research design in the dissertation, they help the writer to focus on the topic of the research, as well as decide upon the methodology to be followed for research. The question itself gives an indication towards the method which can be best used for finding the answers. 

Because of such importance of the questions, they must always be specific. There must be no ambiguity in the formation and presentation of questions. It becomes difficult to identify the methods to be adopted for collection of data, locations that are fit for collection of data, participants of the study and methods for analysis of data. 

The reason is simple. When you do not know the place where you want to reach, how will you decide what route to take and what transportation will be best suited? Generation of a relevant theory is dependent on the proper framing of the research question. Specifically framed questions will point a researcher towards a module that can be used for developing and understanding the study. 

However, there is a potential danger if the question is too specific or has a narrow scope. In such a case, the scholar will overlook some points which are not factored in by the questions, but do impact the study. Some prior theory or variables may be left out of the scope of research. Thus, the tightly bound questions form a knowledge tunnel, and shuts out the light of external factors or prior theories. Also, the students may not be careful enough to connect the questions with the goals of the study in the proposal. Such negligence will make it tough to get an approval.

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