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Components of Research Design

This document outlines the key components of a research design: 1. The research design establishes the title, objectives, literature review, hypotheses, variables, sampling plan, data collection methods, data analysis plan, and conclusions. 2. It is important to clearly define the scope, nature, objectives, and terms of the study. 3. Establishing hypotheses and selecting an appropriate sample are essential for conducting the study scientifically and generalizing results.

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Components of Research Design

This document outlines the key components of a research design: 1. The research design establishes the title, objectives, literature review, hypotheses, variables, sampling plan, data collection methods, data analysis plan, and conclusions. 2. It is important to clearly define the scope, nature, objectives, and terms of the study. 3. Establishing hypotheses and selecting an appropriate sample are essential for conducting the study scientifically and generalizing results.

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Components of Research Design

Components of a research design


Any investigator before getting on to the job of planning a research design for a proposed study should be
clear about what to observe, whom to observe, how to observe, why to observe, how to record the
observations, how to analyze, what inferences can be drawn etc. After making sufficient understanding
regarding these, the researcher can resort to the job of planning a research design. he research design
contains title of investigation, objectives, review of literature, the hypothesis, different variables to be
studied, sampling plan, data collection, analysis of data, interpretation, verification, conclusions, summary
and suggestions, bibliography etc.
!.itle of the "roblem# $ne should take more care not only in selecting the problem but also in its caption,
as it reflect the nature of the study. %t is said that the title should be as brief and precise as possible. %n case
of a research study the title itself indicates the nature and e&tend of the study.
'.(ature of the study# %t is also re)uired to decide the nature of the study, ie., whether he is interested in
descriptive or e&ploratory study or a statistical study. his determines the techni)ues to be used in the study.
*.$bjectives of the study# +very study should state the objectives or purposes for which study is
undertaken. hese objectives may be stated either in the form of )uestions or in the form of statements.
$bjectives of the study are to be set to make the researcher on the right track. Depending on the nature of the
study, objectives may also vary.
,.-cope of the study# %n order to make the study meaningful it is always better to define and delimit the
scope of the study. he scope of the study should be delimited with reference to geographical area to be
covered, reference period, type of institutions or respondents to be studied, the issues to be covered etc. his
is to make the study manageable in terms of researcher.s aim, interest and competence and the available
techni)ues, time, finance and facilities. /or eg# A student carrying out his research on working of public
sector undertakings has to define what he means by working and what are the issues he is interested in
studying. %n general working may be profitability, financing, marketing or a combination of all these. hen
he has to define public sector ie., whether it include Departmentally run undertakings, "ublic corporations or
Companies.
0.-urvey of 1iterature# -urvey of e&isting 1iterature in the field of study is another important step in the
formulation of research design. Any research study should invariably be preceded by survey of literature for
the purpose of getting an insight in to the works already conducted.
2.Conceptualization of erms used# +very researcher is re)uired to make his mind clear by defining the
meanings attached or wanted to attach to different terms used in the study. his is become essential because
terms and concepts in any discipline carry with them different meanings.
3./ormulation of hypothesis# 4ypothesis is considered as a principle instrument in research. %t can be said
as a starting point for research. 4ypothesis is defined as a tentative generalization, the validity of which
remains to be tested. 4ypothesis is considered necessary for any study to be conducted on scientific lines
5.-election of sample# %n social science research, it may not be possible for an investigator to study the
entire situation or population due to several reasons. herefore, the investigator may be forced to select a
sample out of the population.
6.Data Collection# his is one of the important step in the whole research design. he research scholar has
to decide about the nature of the data and the sources from which he has to collect the same. here are
basically ' sources of data, primary and secondary. Depending upon the nature of the study, the investigator
would be re)uired to use the primary and secondary sources. 7hatever be the source, collection of ade)uate
and pertinent data is highly essential.
!8.Data Analysis# he data collected from various sources must be properly processed and analyzed.
Different techni)ues may have to be adopted to process the data. After processing the data has to be
analyzed to bring out necessary information. Analysis of data has an important role in the research design.
9uality of the study, its utility or how meaningful conclusions are arrived are depend not on how much data
are collected but how the data are analyzed.
!!.Report 7riting# A research study finally ends with the writing of a report which is a tool for
communicating the various aspects of the study. 7riting of an effective report depends on the skill of the
investigator.

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