It Is Useful for a Research Problem to Be Stated

question 29

Multiple Choice

It is useful for a research problem to be stated as precisely as possible because

• A) specific questions are more likely to be proved correct.
• B) the more specific the question is, the easier it is to get statistical significance.
• C) a specific question allows the researcher to focus on only one variable at a time.
• D) specific questions help the researcher decide what techniques, participants, and measures to use.

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Definitions:

Forms

In logic, refers to the various shapes or structures that arguments or propositions can take, based on the arrangement of their terms or components.

Contradictory

In logical terms, referring to propositions that cannot both be true at the same time.

Proposition

A suggested plan or course of action.

O Proposition

In traditional logic, an O proposition is a type of categorical statement that asserts some S are not P, where S and P are the subject and predicate respectively.