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Hey friends,
In the past few weeks, I shared several guides covering important research fundamentals.
You have a research topi. You know what you want to study. And now you need to write your research question. Your research objectives, and even a hypothesis
Then things start getting confusing
They’re all closely connected but they are not the same. Each one has a different role
To summarize what we covered recently, here is a table that could help:
Research Question | Research Objective | Hypothesis | |
|---|---|---|---|
Main purpose | What you want to do research on | What you plan to do | What you expect to find |
Form | A question | A statement | A testable statement |
Usually used in | Qualitative and quantitative research | Qualitative and quantitative research | Mainly quantitative research |
Example | Does study time influence academic performance? | To examine the relationship between study time and academic performance. | Students who study more hours achieve higher grades. |
Let’s go through all of them
Your research question tells us what your study aims to investigate. That’s your clear direction and it will help know what information or data you need to collect
Example: Does study time influence academic performance among university students?
It’s basically the what/who/which/when/where
A good research question should be clear, relevant, researchable with a clear focus.
Avoid too broad questions that you cannot answer with the resources and time you have
The research objectives explain your plan or what your intentions are to answer your question
They typically start with action verbs like: examine, identify, compare, analyse etc…
A few examples:
Measure the average number of study time each week
Examine the relationship between academic performance and study time
Identify other factors that can influence students grades
So the research question asks what you want to know. And the objectives explain what you will do to find some answers
Next, the hypothesis. It’s a statement you can test that predicts a potential relationship.
It could be something like: students who spend more time studying get better grades
Here, the hypothesis already proposes an outcome. Then you can collect the data, conduct some analyses and see if the evidence supports (or rejects) your hypothesis
You will find hypothesis quite common in quantitative research
At the end, your research question/objectives/hypothesis all point towards the same direction
Some mistakes to avoid:
- writing objectives as questions. They normally start with an action verb
- confusing an objective with a hypothesis
- having to many objectives. Focus is key
- including hypothesis you cannot test
- having objectives that do not match your research question(s)
Before starting a new research project, take a moment to think about these three elements. They are the foundations of your study. If you get them right, the rest becomes easier to organize
Let me know what you think and let’s continue the conversation in our community
See you next week,
Jamal
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