Scribd
Upload
10 views14 pages

C 5 Formulating Research Problem

The document outlines the essential components and considerations for formulating a research problem, including knowledge of the subject, understanding the issue, and ethical concerns. It defines a research problem as a question needing an answer or an assumption to investigate, and discusses types of variables such as independent, dependent, extraneous, and intervening variables. Additionally, it categorizes variables based on measurement into constant, dichotomous, and polytomous types.

Uploaded by

Shamsunnahar
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
10 views14 pages

C 5 Formulating Research Problem

The document outlines the essential components and considerations for formulating a research problem, including knowledge of the subject, understanding the issue, and ethical concerns. It defines a research problem as a question needing an answer or an assumption to investigate, and discusses types of variables such as independent, dependent, extraneous, and intervening variables. Additionally, it categorizes variables based on measurement into constant, dichotomous, and polytomous types.

Uploaded by

Shamsunnahar
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Research Problem

How and when to formulate


What You need to formulate a research problem?
• Knowledge in the subject area
• Understanding of the issue
• Methodology
What is a research problem?
• Any question that needs an answer
• Any assumption you want to challenge/investigate
Consideration for a research problem
• Your interest
• Magnitude measurement of concept
• Level of expertise
• Relevance
• Availability of data
• Ethical issues
Steps-research problem
What are the steps?
•I
•D
•S
• RQ
• FO
• MS
• DC
Concept and Variable
• Depends on MEASUREABILITY
Concept to Variable
Types of Variable

Depends on-
• the causal relationship;
• the study design;
• the unit of measurement.
Based on causal relationship
• Independent variable – the cause supposed to be responsible for bringing about change(s) in
a phenomenon or situation.
• Dependent variable – the outcome or change(s) brought about by introduction of an independent
variable.
• Extraneous variable – several other factors operating in a real-life situation may affect changes
in the dependent variable. These factors, not measured in the study, may increase or decrease
the magnitude or strength of the relationship between independent and dependent variables.
• Intervening variable – sometimes called the confounding variable (Grinnell 1988: 203), it
links the independent and dependent variables. In certain situations the relationship between
an independent and a dependent variable cannot be established without the intervention of
another variable. The cause, or independent, variable will have the assumed effect only in the
presence of an intervening variable.
Based on Measurement
Categorical Variables-
Constant variables: only category or value (taxi, tree, water)
Dichotomous variable: (two categories-male/female, yes/no,
good/bad etc)
Polytomous variable: (more than two cat- religion, political parties,
attitudes etc)

You might also like