TY - BOOK AU - Kumar, Ranjit TI - Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners SN - 9781526449900 AV - 001.42 KUM U1 - 001.42 PY - 2019/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd. N1 - 1. Research: A Way of Thinking 2. The Research Process: A Quick glance Step I: Formulating a Research Problem 3. Reviewing the Literature 4. Formulating a Research Problem 5. Identifying Variables 6. Constructing Hypotheses Step II: Conceptualizing a Research Design 7. The Research Design 8. Selecting a Study Design Step III: Constructing an Instrument for Data Collection 9. Selecting a Method of Data Collection 10. Collecting Data Using Attitudinal Scales 11. Establishing the Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument Step IV: Selecting a Sample 12. Selecting a Sample Step V: Writing a Research Proposal 13. Writing a Research Proposal Step VI: Collecting Data 14. Considering Ethical Issues in Data Collection Step VII: Processing and Displaying Data 15. Processing Data 16. Displaying Data Step VIII: Writing a Research Reports 17. Writing a Research Report ER -