After Formulating a General Research Question, What Will a Good

question 45

Multiple Choice

After formulating a general research question, what will a good researcher always do?

• A) use the scientific method to evaluate his survey questions
• B) review the literature in order to become familiar with earlier research that relates to his topic
• C) clearly define his variables
• D) look for correlations between two or more different phenomena
• E) form a hypothesis

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