RESEARCH METHOD PROCESS

The research process is start with the situation analysis and

formulation of hypotheses selecting from among various
methods of research scope of the study, data collection, data
analysis and suggestion & solution. Finally it ends in a research
report.
RESEARCH PROCESS FLOW-CHART
Situation Analysis
Formulation Of
Hypotheses
Significance Of
Problem
Scope Of The Study
Data Collection
Data Processing
Data Analysis
Suggestion And
Solutions
Report writing
Verification and
predictions

Situation Analysis: a project process involves the following

steps:

1. Recognition of a need - to me it means that the functional

requirements have been clearly defined and stated;
2. Generate ideas on how to fulfill the need;
3. Develop viable concepts based on generated ideas;
4. Perform design based on the concepts;
5. Implement the design.
And the problem solving steps in the situation analysis are
1. Organize the knowledge about the system/situation;
2. Develop a functional model of the system/situation;
3. Analyze the model for problem solving ideas

Research Hypotheses: Formulation of hypotheses is the

important step in the process of formulating the research
problem. Formulation of hypotheses plays an important role in
the growth of the knowledge in the every field.
Formulation of research hypotheses: To formulate a
research hypothesis we start with a research question
and:
1.

generate operational definitions for all variables,

and

2.

3.

formulate a research hypothesis keeping in mind

Expected relationships or differences

Operational definitions

Hypothesis can also be classified in terms of how

they were derived

Inductive hypotheses - a generalization

based on observation

4.

Deductive hypotheses - derived from theory

A hypothesis can be directional or nondirectional.

5.

Hypotheses can also be stated as research

hypotheses (as we have considered them so far) or
as statistical hypotheses.

6.

The statistical hypotheses consist of the null

hypothesis (H0), the hypothesis of no difference and
the alternative hypothesis (H1 or HA) which is similar
in form to the research hypothesis.

Research hypotheses
Significance of the problem : The research should be defined
and pointing out its core nature and its importance. The issue
related to the problem may also be confirmed. This statement
gives direction to the research process

Scope of the study : A complete study of any problem is well

near non-manageable would involve an vast mountain of data
therefore the scope and dimension of the study should be
encircled with reference to the tropical scope ( Like breadth

and depth, geographical area, period etc.) the purpose of this

limit is to make study manageable in the terms of the
researchers aim, interest etc.

Data collection : Data refers to a collection of organized

information, usually the results of experience, observation or
experiment, or a set of premises. This may consist of numbers,
words, or images, particularly as measurements or
observations of a set of variables.
Five basic steps are outlined below that will help determine
what data to collect:
1. Find out what happened, and be as specific as possible.
At what level in the overall system, product, or process
was the event discovered?
2. Method of detection. Internally? Externally?
3. Find out when the event happened. During testing?
During production run?
4. Find out if there is a similar event in historical records. If
the answer is "yes," it could save time by eliminating
some data collection.
5. Find out if there have been any recent changes. Check
vendor materials, test conditions, etc.
How will data be collected and reported
Data may be collected by either manual or automatic means.
Most test results or observations are recorded manually on
forms customized to collect specific information then input into
a computer database. Data is sometimes taken automatically
through the use of electronic devices that send information
directly to a database.
The automatic data information gathering technique is usually
desirable where continuous monitoring is necessary.

There are no standards for how to record or store data. When

data is input into a computer, manually or automatically, both
retrieval and use become obviously better. There are many
software packages on the market that can be readily tailored to
fit specific needs.

Data processing :

Data processing refers to a class of programs that organize and

manipulate data, usually large amounts of numeric data.
Accounting programs are the prototypical examples of data
processing applications. In contrast, word processors, which
manipulate text rather than numbers, are not usually referred
to as data processing applications.

Data analysis: Data analysis is the process of looking at and

summarizing data with the intent to extract useful information
and develop conclusions. Data analysis is closely related to
Data mining, but data mining tends to focus on larger data
sets, with less emphasis on making inference, and often uses
data that was originally collected for a different purpose. Some
people divide data analysis into exploratory data analysis and
confirmatory data analysis, where the EDA focuses on
discovering new features in the data, and CDA on confirming or
falsifying existing hypotheses.
Data analysis assumes different aspects, and possibly different
names, in different fields.