Research designs
a. should be strictly limited to the three classifications of exploratory, descriptive, and causal because a given study should serve only one purpose.
b. should stem from the problem.
c. are productive in a given problem setting no matter how the principles are applied.
d. should not be modified to suit specific purposes.
e. are specific in that they instruct the researcher in terms of the single, best way to precede in a given study.
Question 2
Which of the following is FALSE?
a. A research design is the framework for a study that serves as a basis for the collection and analysis of data in such a way that the study will be relevant to the problem and will use economical procedures.
b. It is impossible to do research without a research design.
c. A research design ensures that a study will be relevant to the decision problem at hand.
d. The crucial tenet of research is that the research design should stem from the problem at hand.
e. None of these statements are false; they are all true.
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