KP290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Theoretical Definition, Null Hypothesis, Operational Definition
30 Sep 2016
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Step 1: identify the research topic, idea, or problem that"s right for you. A research idea or problem may be a discrepancy between: the way things are and how they should be, what is already known and what must be known to solve a problem. With health, illness, rehab, wellness, fitness, nutrition. Graduate students in professional organizations like the. Canadian medical association go to conferences for these organizations. Collect data to prove or disprove a theory (your own or someone else"s) More reliable because they have been reviewed by experts in the field: select the articles that will be helpful for your research. Create a problem statement: identifies who, what, when, where, not too vague or too wordy. Include: description of individuals being studied, time frame for the study, specific thing you want to know. Problem should be practical and feasible: cost effective. See table 3. 1 in textbook for examples of good and poor problem statements.
