Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 241 views

    Chapter 7 :THE RESEARCH DESIGN

    Uploaded by

    alia.delareine
    A research design outlines the procedures and tasks needed to answer research questions. It should name the study design, provide details on the study population, sampling method, data collection method, and address ethical issues. There are methods to ensure extraneous variables similarly impact experimental and control groups, like randomization and matching. A research design can also eliminate or account for extraneous variables to isolate their impact on the dependent variable.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Chapter 7 :THE RESEARCH DESIGN

    Uploaded by

    alia.delareine
    241 views1 page
    A research design outlines the procedures and tasks needed to answer research questions. It should name the study design, provide details on the study population, sampling method, data collection method, and address ethical issues. There are methods to ensure extraneous variables similarly impact experimental and control groups, like randomization and matching. A research design can also eliminate or account for extraneous variables to isolate their impact on the dependent variable.

    Original Description:

    for SOC SCIENCE

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    A research design outlines the procedures and tasks needed to answer research questions. It should name the study design, provide details on the study population, sampling method, data collection method, and address ethical issues. There are methods to ensure extraneous variables similarly impact experimental and control groups, like randomization and matching. A research design can also eliminate or account for extraneous variables to isolate their impact on the dependent variable.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    241 views1 page

    Chapter 7 :THE RESEARCH DESIGN

    Uploaded by

    alia.delareine
    A research design outlines the procedures and tasks needed to answer research questions. It should name the study design, provide details on the study population, sampling method, data collection method, and address ethical issues. There are methods to ensure extraneous variables similarly impact experimental and control groups, like randomization and matching. A research design can also eliminate or account for extraneous variables to isolate their impact on the dependent variable.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 1

    The function of research design

     To conceptualize an operational plan to undertake the various


    What is a research design? procedures and tasks required to complete the study.
     is a plan, structure and strategy of investigation so
    conceived as to obtain answers to research
    questions or problems. Chapter 7
    THE RESEARCH DESIGN
     to ensure that these procedures are adequate to A Research design should do the following:-
    obtain valid, objective and accurate answers to the
    research questions. Kerlinger calls this function
    the control of variance (1986: 280).  Name the study design per se – that is, ‘cross- sectional’, ‘before-and-
    after’, ‘comparative’, ‘control experiment’ or ‘random control’.

     Provide detailed information about the following aspects of the study:


    The theory of causality and the research design • who will constitute the study population?
    There are two methods used to ensure that extraneous variables have a similar effect on control and • how will the study population be identified?
    experimental groups and two methods for eliminating extraneous variables: • will a sample or the whole population be selected?
    • if a sample is selected, how will it be contacted?
    1. Ensure that extraneous variables have a similar impact on control and experimental groups. It is • how will consent be sought?
    assumed that if 2 groups are comparable, the extent to which the extraneous variables will affect the • what method of data collection will be used and why?
    dependent variable will be similar in both groups. • in the case of a questionnaire, where will the responses be
    returned?
    2 methods ensure that the control and experimental groups are comparable with one another: • how should respondents contact you if they have queries?
    (a) Randomisation – Ensures that the two groups are comparable with respect to the variable(s). • in the case of interviews, where will they be conducted?
    (b) Matching – Another way of ensuring that the two groups are comparable so that • how will ethical issues be taken care of?
    the effect of extraneous variables will be the same in both groups.

    2. Eliminate extraneous variable. Sometimes it is possible to eliminate the extraneous variable


    or to build it into the study design - strong evidence that the extraneous variable has a high correlation with
    the dependent variable, or when you want to isolate the impact of the extraneous variable.

    2 methods used to achieve this:


    (a) Build the affecting variable into the design of the study.
    (b) Eliminate the variable

    You might also like