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Lesson 5 Writing A Research Statement For Quantitative Research
Lesson 5 Writing A Research Statement For Quantitative Research
Lesson 4
Writing a Research Statement for
Quantitative Research
Practical Research 2
Senior High School Applied - Academic
Why is it
necessary to
formulate good
research
questions?
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Characteristics of Good Research Questions
Relevant
All research questions must be relevant to the
research problem.
Specific
It must not be too broad or too detailed.
Clear
Research questions should use simple language
to be comprehensible.
Analytical
It does not simply ask “yes or no” questions but
needs complex analysis.
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Characteristics of Good Research Questions
Measurable
The measurability of research questions
indicate their feasibility and is measured
through standardized tests or experiments.
Independent variable
Facebook photo ‘likes’
Dependent variable
Self-esteem of teenagers
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Writing the Research Statement
Explanatory
How do Facebook photo ‘likes’ affect the self-
esteem of female adolescents?
Descriptive
What are the factors that affect the number of
Facebook photo ‘likes’?
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Wrap Up
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Wrap Up
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Wrap Up
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Bibliography
Business & IP Centre. “What are Typical Quantitative Research Questions?” British Library. Accessed
May 7, 2020.
https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/articles/what-are-typical-quantitative-research-questions
.
Johnston, Deirdre, and Scott W. Vanderstoep. Research Methods for Everyday Life Blending
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. California: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009.
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Bibliography
Singh, Kultar. Quantitative Social Research Methods. New Delhi: Sage Publications India, 2007.
University of Southern California. “Organizing your Social Sciences Research Paper.” USC Libraries. Last
modified April 20, 2020. https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/researchproblem.
Waters, Donald. Quantitative Methods for Business. 4th ed. England: Pearson Education Limited, 2008.
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