RESEARCH DESIGN

RESEARCH DESIGN

• “A research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure.

• The research design is the conceptual structure within which research is conducted.

• Decisions regarding what, where, when, how much, by what means concerning an inquiry or a research study constitute a research design.

RESEARCH DESIGN

• The research design refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different components of the study in a coherent and logical way, thereby, ensuring you will effectively address the research problem.

• It constitutes the blueprint for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data.

RESEARCH DESIGN

(i) What is the study about?(ii) Why is the study being made?(iii) Where will the study be carried out?(iv) What type of data is required?(v) Where can the required data be found?(vi) What periods of time will the study include?

RESEARCH DESIGN

A research design involves the following components:

•  Define the information needed. •  Design the exploratory, descriptive and causal

phases of the researches. •  Specify the measurement and scaling procedures. •  Construct and pretest a questionnaire (interviewing

form) or an appropriate form for data collection. •  Specify the sampling process and sampling size. •  Develop a plan of data analysis.