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Road of Research
Introduction to Research
Multidisciplinary Research Methods for Engineers
Roadof
research as
defined
by
Trochim
& Donelly
in
the
Research
Methods
Knowledge Base,, 3rd ed.,
Cengage
, 2008.
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Road of Research
Problem
Measure
Conclude
Analyze
Design
Sample
Problem
Problem
Problem
•General problem formulation
•Too broad for one study
•Researcher ≠problem owner
•Must be distilled into either:
•Research Objective or,
•Mission Statement
problem
Research Objective/
Mission Statement
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Too muchwaste
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Manypossiblestudies
Whywaste?How toavoid?How toreduce?
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Sample
Sample
Sample:
A representative selection of
units from your population of
interest, with the aim to be able
to generalize the results from the
sample to the population from
which you choose your units.
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Population
Possiblesamples?
Unsuitable–toofewUnsuitable–1 colorSuitable
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Measurement
Measurement
Measurement:
The process of observing and
recording the observations that
are collected as part of a
research effort
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Design
Design
Research design:
•Specifies how research
questions will be answered
•Structures Research
•Describes means,
methodology & planning
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Analyze
Analyze
Analyze:
1)Data preparation,
2)Descriptive statistics and
graphics (what the data
shows)
3)Significance and statistical
(inferential) analysis to test
the research hypothesis of
the research design
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Population
Conclude
Conclusions
Conclusions:
•Summary of findings
•Implications of the study and
results,
•Lists limitations of the study
•List any remaining problems
and areas of further research
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Summary
Further
ResearchLimitations
Implications