Chapter Objectives

After completing the study of Chapter 6, students should be able to:

1. State a topic, problem, and questions/hypotheses for a research study;
2. Outline the library search for related information;
3. Identify the needed data and probable sources;
4. List the steps to be carried out in the study;
5. Specify the procedures and tools necessary for collecting data;
6. Foresee how the data can best be analyzed; and
7. Anticipate the appropriate report format.