3. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
Scope refers to how far the
research area has explored and
parameters in with the study will
be operating in.
The type of information to be
included in the scope of a research
project would include facts and
theories about the subject of the
project.
SCOPE
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4. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
TH E C O V E R A G E OF TH E S TU D Y IS IN TERMS OF:
1. General purpose
2. Population or sample
3. Time or duration
4. Subject matters and topics discussed
5. Area or locality
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5. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
LIMITATIONS AND DELIMITATIONS
LIMITATIONS
Limitations, also known as the bounds, are influences that
the researcher cannot control. They are the shortcomings ,
conditions or influences that cannot be controlled by the
researcher that place restrictions on your methodology
and conclusions. Any limitations that might influence the
results should be mentioned
DELIMITATIONS
Delimitations are choices made by the researcher which
should be mentioned. They describe the boundaries that
you have set for the study. This is the place to explain:
the things that you are not doing (and why you have
chosen not to do them).
the literature you will not review (and why not).
the population you are not studying (and why not).
the methodological procedures you will not use (and
why you will not use them).
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6. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS 6
WHEN CONSIDERING
WHAT LIMITATIONS
THERE MIGHT BE IN
YOUR INVESTIGATION,
BE THOROUGH.
CONSIDER ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
1. Your analysis
2. The nature of self-reporting
3. The instruments you utilized
4. The sample
5. Time constraints
7. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
IMPORTANCE OF LIMITATIONS
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Always acknowledge a study's limitations. It is far better for you to identify and acknowledge your
study's limitations than to have them pointed out by your professor and be graded down because you
appear to have ignored them.
Keep in mind that acknowledgement of a study's limitations is an opportunity to make suggestions for
further research.
Claiming the limitations is a subjective process because you must evaluate the impact of those
limitations.
Don't just list key weaknesses and the magnitude of a study's limitations. Limitations require a critical,
overall appraisal and interpretation of their impact.
You should answer the question: do these problem with errors, methods, validity, etc. eventually matter
and, if so, to what extent?
