Refining The Research Question
HSCI 460: Research in Health and Human Sciences
Assignment Three: Refining the Research Question (20 points)
Your third assignment is to begin focusing and refining your research question. You need to add and then identify the following for your question:
1. Refined research question – it should include indication of the type of subject (for example, female, aged 18 – 25 years, or measurements to be taken, etc.)
2. The independent and dependent variables for your research question (see the example in Assignment 2 for the definition of independent and dependent variables)
3. Briefly describe at least two subject or study characteristics you would control (for example, setting, timing, procedures, age range of subjects, health status of subjects, the timing of the treatments, etc. see also the example in Assignment 2 for controlled variables)
Points for Assignment Three | Points Available |
Refined research question
Statement of independent and dependent variables Description of controlled variables |
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Total points
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20 |
Resource that might be helpful as a new perspective. http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=36716&sid=270173
All researchers struggle with this step.