Chapter ThreeApplied Research Designs
In this chapter we discuss research designs, or plans to go about collecting data. We begin with a discussion of general design parameters and the major design types and their conditions and general principles. We discuss research designs that are best suited for applied research studies; although the concept of a research design describes a common set of principles and practices, there are some approaches that are more suitable to certain questions than others.
GENERAL PARAMETERS OF DESIGN
A main consideration in research design is the degree of control that exists over the conditions in and around the phenomena we wish to study. Ideally, we are interested in a design that will help rule out alternative ...
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