Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 4th editon

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Stages in Conducting Research

Research is conducted in a series of stages. Each stage deals with a fundamental research issue, and each of
these issues relates to the presentation of the research in the formal research report. This table summarizes these
relationships.

Section of the
Research Goals and Questions
Research Report

Creating the research hypothesis
INTRODUCTION
What is the research problem?
Why is the research important?
What are the goals of the research?
What is the relationship of this research to previous research?
What is the research hypothesis?

Creating the research design
METHOD
What research design should be used?
What manipulations and/or measures should be used?
What participants should be used?
What procedures should be used to collect the data?

Analyzing the results
RESULTS
What statistical procedures should be used?
What is a fair and accurate description of the collected data?
How should the data be presented?

Interpreting the data
DISCUSSION
What is the meaning of the data?
What are the important conclusions of the research?
What are the limitations of the research?
What are the implications of the research for everyday life?
What suggestions can be made for further research?

RESEARCH METHODS
for the
Behavioral Sciences

FOURTH EDITION

Charles Stangor
University of Maryland

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