3. RESEARCH DESIGN HAS
FOLLOWING PARTS
THE SAMPLING DESIGN
THE OBSERVATIONAL DESIGN
THE STATISTICAL DESIGN
THE OPERATIONAL DESIGN
4. FEATURES OF A RESEARCH
DESIGN
SPECIFIES THE SOURCES AND TYPES
OF INFORMATION
APPROACH USED FOR GATHERING
AND ANALYSING THE DATA
INCLUDES TIME AND COST BUDGETS
5. RESEARCH DESIGN MUST
CONTAIN
A CLEAR STATEMENT OF THE
RESEARCH PROBLEM
PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES TO
BE USED FOR GATHERING
INFORMATION
THE POPULATION TO BE STUDIED
METHODS TO BE USED IN
PROCESSING AND ANALYSING DATA
6. NEED FOR RESEARCH DESIGN
SMOOTH SAILING OF RESEARCH
OPERATIONS
YIELD MAXIMUM INFORMATION WITH
MINIMUM EXPENDITURE
OPTIMUM USE OF EFFORT, TIME,
MONEY, ETC
7. IT STANDS FOR ADVANCE
PLANNING OF THE METHODS TO BE
ADOPTED
IT LAYS FIRM FOUNDATION OF THE
RESEARCH WORK
ORGANISE IDEAS IN A PROPER WAY
DETECT FLAWS AND
INADEQUACIES
8. DIFFERENT RESEARCH DESIGNS
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH STUDIES
DESCRIPTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC
RESEARCH STUDIES
HYPOTHESIS TESTING OR
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES
9. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH
THE SURVEY OF CONCERNING
LITERATURE
EXPERIENCE SURVEY
ANALYSIS OF INSIGHT-
STIMULATING EXAMPLES
10. DESCRIPTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC
RESEARCH STUDIES
FORMULATING OBJECTIVE OF THE
STUDY
DESIGNING METHODS OF DATA
COLLECTION
SELECTING THE SAMPLE
COLLECTING THE DATA
PROCESSING AND ANALYSING THE
DATA
REPORTING THE FINDINGS
11. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
THE PRINCIPLE OF REPLICATION
THE PRINCIPLE OF RANDOMIZATION
THE PRINCIPLE OF LOCAL CONTROL