Scope and Limitation

vs.
Scope and Delimitation

• My anagapesis is evident
when I started seeing my
ex.
• I'm sorry, but I have to
leave you. I've been struck
with anagapesis.
loss of feelings for
someone who was
formerly loved ;
falling out of love 
From Greek: an = without ;
agape = love
  The loss of interest and
enjoyment in all activities that
you once liked; the feeling of
not caring anymore.

 Despite all of her best attempts to enjoy her favorite food,

her sudden anhedonia made feeling anything impossible.
 Things that used to make John blissfully happy, like a quiet
walk on the beach or warm chocolate cookies, brought his
little joy now due to his anhedonia. 
 When you write a dissertation or thesis
(research), you usually need to make the crucial
decision to limit the people you’re
researching and how you conduct the study.
Every credible research has limitations and
restrictions it covers, and these boundaries
are expressed through a research project’s scope
and delimitations.
 What do Scope and Delimitation Mean?
 The scope and delimitation of a study explain
the topic and boundaries of a research problem
to be determined.
 Scope describes how in-detailed your study is to
explore the research question and the parameters
in which it must be operated, relating to the
timeframe and population.
What do Scope and Delimitation Mean?

 On the contrary, the delimitation of a study is a

variable and factor that are not included in the
investigation of research. In simple words, they are
the boundaries that a researcher sets for
population size, study duration, participant’s types
and more.
What is Limitation in Research?
 A dissertation’s limitations are potential flaws in
any research that are mainly beyond the control
due to research design constraints, financing
limits, statistical model constraints, or other
issues.
 Moreover, a limitation is particularly a limit in a
study that can’t be easily ignored and can affect
your design and outcomes.
 What is Limitation in Research?
 Limitations in research influence nearly every
research effort, specifically most of the things in life.
Even while dining at your favorite restaurant,
sometimes you get limited options on the menu. If you
went to a restaurant with limited menu options, you
might not get the price, service, or location that helps
you appreciate your favorite restaurant. When
investigating, you might get the results as per the
economy, service, food or ambience.
 What is Limitation in Research?
 It is crucial to remember that a limitation of the study is not
something that can be fixed solely by the researcher.
Additionally, keep in mind that whatever restricts you also
restrict other researchers, whether consumer habits
corporations or the larger medical research firms. Certain
restrictions are often linked to the analytical technique you
use in the research.
 Simply, limitations in research place restrictions on the
methodology and conclusion of a study.
 What is Delimitation in Research?
 Delimitation in research is the process of implementing
boundaries for or fixing those limitations of something.
 Researchers identify delimitations to describe what their studies
will cover or not, as well as the procedures and methodologies
they will use to conduct their research.
 Delimitations help determine the general scope of a dissertation,
research or study, which also refers to how far a dissertation,
paper, or study goes into a research subject. The scope and
delimitation of anything referring to the subject matter or size of
the area it covers. 
 What is Delimitation in Research?
A well-defined delimitation of the study usually answers the following questions:
 What – What topic is investigated?
 Why – Why it is being researched?
 When – What is the timeline of this dissertation writing?
 Where – Where the research is happening, and why?
 How – What type of methodology or approach is being used, such as quantitative
or qualitative?
 Who – Who is the target audience and demographics of the study?

It is crucial to initially explore and describe the barriers and boundaries, as it formally
becomes your overall scope and delimitation of a study.
 Difference between Limitations and
Delimitations
 In research, both limitations and delimitations
specify the boundaries of the research subject.
The main difference between limitations and
delimitations is whether the researcher
establishes the boundaries or whether forces
outside the researcher’s control impose such
limitations.
 Difference between Limitations and
Delimitations
 Limitations are about identifying flaws or hurdles to
carrying out the study as the researcher intended.
 Delimitations are about a researcher defining boundaries,
but limitations are about identifying weaknesses or
barriers.
 Limitations reveal what a researcher cannot attain (because
of variables beyond their control).
 In contrast, delimitations reveal what a researcher will not
do (factors that they chose not to focus on within the scope
of the research study).
 How do Scope and Delimitation Help In
Research?
 Defining the scope before starting the study shows the
importance of scope and delimitation. Therefore, keep
in mind to narrow down your thesis topic to limit the
scope of research. These are the two crucial elements
of the research paper that define what information
needs to be included in the paper and explain why the
author chose the particular information.
 How do Scope and Delimitation Help In
Research?
 Moreover, the researcher must inform the readers about
the coverage and limits of the study. The scope and
delimitation of any research identify the study’s
limitations in terms of objectives, time frame, facilities,
area and the focused issues. It helps in adding
credibility to the research.
Ways to Write Your Delimitations
You can always use the following prompts as an
effective way when writing your delimitation.
 This study is limited to…
 This study doesn’t cover…
 This part has been excluded from the study…
 This study focused on…
 References
 Theofanidis, D., & Fountouki, A. (2019). Limitation and delimitation
in research process. Perioperative nursing
(GORNA), 7(3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.255202
 Root, N. (2021, September 22). What is scope and delimitation? –
Explained with examples. UK Writing Experts Blog. https://
www.ukwritingexperts.co.uk/blog/scope-and-delimitations-in-
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