Creswell_Research_Design_ Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 2018 5th Ed

Variables in the Study
Although readers of a proposal learn about the variables in purpose statements and research
questions/hypotheses sections, it is useful in the method section to relate the variables to the specific questions
or hypotheses on the instrument. One technique is to relate the variables, the research questions or
hypotheses, and sample items on the survey instrument so that a reader can easily determine how the data
collection connects to the variables and questions/hypotheses. Plan to include a table and a discussion that
cross-reference the variables, the questions or hypotheses, and specific survey items. This procedure is
especially helpful in dissertations in which investigators test large-scale models or multiple hypotheses. Table
8.2 illustrates such a table using hypothetical data.
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