Research Process
By, Naveen Gupta. N
Stages In The Research Process
• Problem Discovery and Problem Definition
• Research Design
• Sampling
• Data Gathering
• Data Processing and Analysis
• Conclusions And Report
“The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its
solution”
Experience Case
Secondary Pilot Study
Survey
(historical) Study
Data
Exploratory
Research
Research Design
• Master plan
• Framework for action
• Specifies methods and procedures
Basic Research Methods
• Surveys
• Experiments
• Secondary data
• Observation
Selecting a Sample
Sample: subset SAMPLE
of a larger population.
POPULATION
Sampling
Probability Sampling
Non Probability sampling
Convenience sampling
Judgmental sampling
Quota sampling
Snowball sampling
Data Gathering Stage
Data Processing and Analysis
Conclusions And Report Writing
• Effective communication of the research
findings
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