Exercise 2

1. State the research problem.____________________________________________________

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2. Give a more detailed explanation of the problem than what you state in the previous exercise.
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3. Why is your study worth doing? Answer the question, “So what?” Why should you care?
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4. Describe the major issues or problems to be addressed by your study.
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5. Set the boundaries of your research. State what you will study and also what is not included in
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