Stages of Static Research

Stages of Static Research

1. Step 1: Plan

   • Objective: Delimit the investigation
     • build theoretical body of research
     • Budget
     • time and resources
     • Determine what is expected of the investigation
     • Identify the purpose and why the research is useful
     • investigator preparation and training

2. Step 2: Gathering

   • Build the methodological body of research
   • Validity and reliability processes should be standardized
   • Selection of instruments or collection methods
     • information sources
       • Amount
       • Quality

3. Step 3: Organization

   • Step 3.1: Criticism
     • The objective is to achieve an adequate classification of the data.
       • Good data
       • Bad data
         • Wrong but fixable
         • Wrong and disposable
   • Step 3.2: Coding
     • can be manual, mechanical or computerized
     • Objective: Generate adequate databases of the data

4. Step 4: Analysis and interpretation

   • It is the most important stage in the research.
     • Objective: Systematize the information
       • frequency tables
       • graphics
       • estimators and statistical parameters
       • Descriptions
         • central tendency
         • dispersion
         • form
         • position
     • Objective: After the analysis, generate the appropriate interpretation
       • contrast with theory
       • contrast with other studies
       • draw conclusions
       • generate suggestions and recommendations
       • identify objectivity of the analysis
       • Evaluate whether the initial objectives were met

5. Step 5: Presentation

   • Objective: Close the investigation and publicize the findings
     • generate a report
       • Problem Statement
       • conclusions
       • methodology and theory
       • findings
       • hypothesis