Research Process
Research Process
Research process contains a series of closely related activities which has to carry out by a researcher.
Research process requires patients. There is no measure that shows your research is the best. It is an art
rather than a science. Following are the main steps in social or business research process.
Selection of Research Problem
Extensive Literature Survey
Making Hypothesis
Preparing the Research Design
Sampling
Data collection & Analysis
Interpretation
Preparation of Report
Summary & Conclusions
Research Problem and
Literature Review
The selection of topic for research is a After the selection of research problem,
difficult job. When we select a title or the second step is that of literature
research statement, then other activities mostly connected with the topics. The
would be easy to perform. The research availability of the literature may bring
topic or problem should be practical, ease in the research. For this purpose
relatively important, feasible, ethically academic journals, conference and
and politically acceptable. govt. reports and library must be
studied.
Hypothesis and Design
The development of hypothesis is a After the formulation of the
technical work depends on the problem and creating hypothesis
researcher experience. The hypothesis for it, research Design is to prepare
is to draw the positive & negative cause by the researcher. It may draw the
and effect aspects of a problem. conceptual structure of the
Hypothesis narrows down the area of a problem. Any type of research
research and keep a researcher on the design may be made, depend on the
right path. nature and purpose of the study.
During Research Design
information about sources, skill,
time and finance is taken into
consideration
Sampling and Data Collection
The researcher must design a sample. It is a Data collection is the most important work,
plan for taking its respondents from a specific is researcher. The collection of information
areas or universe. The sample may be of two must be containing on facts which is from
types: the following two types of researcher.
Probability Sampling Primary Data Collection
Non-probability Sampling Secondary data Collection
Data Analysis and Hypothesis Testing
When data is collected, it is forwarded for Research data is then forwarded to test the
analysis which is the most technical job. Data hypothesis. Do the hypothesis are related to
analysis may be divided into two main the facts or not? To find the answer the
categories. process of testing hypothesis is undertaken
which may result in accepting or rejecting
Data Processing
the hypothesis.
Data Exposition
Interpretation and Report
The acceptable hypothesis is A researcher should prepare a report for
possible for researcher to arrival at which he has done is his work. He must
the process of generalization or to keep in his mind the following points:
make & theory. Some types of
research has no hypothesis for which
researcher depends upon on theory Report Design in Primary Stages
which is known as interpretation.
Main Text of the Report
Closing the Report
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