Choosing Research of Interest

What is a Research Problem?

A confusing or troubling situation a researcher wants to study.

What is a Problem Statement?

Explains the nature, context, and importance of the problem being studied.

What is a Statement of Purpose?

Shows the main direction and focus of the study.

What is a Research Question?

Specific questions the researcher wants to answer about the problem.

What is a Hypothesis?

A prediction about how study variables are related.

What is the Criteria for Selecting a Problem?

- Originality

- Practical Value

- Availability of Data

- Administrative Cooperation

- Extensive and Depth of the Topic

- Investigator's Intellectual Curiosity and Drive

- Expertise of the Researcher

- Time Required Investigating the Problem

- Cost and Returns of Investigating the Problem

How to Assess the Researchability of a Problem?

- Evidences that there is an existing gap in practice from printed materials or actual happenings

- Availability of methodology

- Danger of life or physical and mental well-being of the subject

- Cost of research

- Competence of researcher

What is PICO for?

PICO is a framework used to formulate focused clinical or research questions.

What does PICO mean?

It stands for:

- Population/Problem

- Intervention/Indicator

- Comparison/Control

- Outcomes

PICO is used for which research for the Statement of Purpose?

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Study Statement of Purpose

- Nature of Inquiry

- Key Concept or Phenomenon

- Group Community or Setting under Study

Research Questions for Quantitative Study

In (population), what is the relationship between independent variable (IV) and dependent variable (DV)?

Research Questions for Qualitative Study

Stipulate the phenomenon and the population of interest

What is a Directional Hypothesis?

Specifies the expected direction of the relationship between variables.

What is a Nondirectional Hypothesis?

Does not specify the direction of the relationship between variables.

What are Research Hypotheses?

Statements predicting the expected relationships between variables.

What are Null Hypotheses?

State that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

What is a Simple Hypothesis?

Involves a single independent variable and a single dependent variable.

What is a Complex Hypothesis?

Involves multiple independent or dependent variables.

What is the Scope of a Study?

Defines the context, key features, treatment, sampling, and time frame; sets what is included and excluded in the study.

5 W's of Scope and Limitation?

WHAT: issues

WHERE: scope or coverage of areas of concern

WHEN: time frame

WHO: respondents

WHY: type of data

The Significance of the Study should include?

- School of Nursing

- Researcher

- Future Researcher