The Scope and Delimitation and the Significance of the Study

Question 1

It is determined primarily by the selection of variables that the research study will focus on.

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scope of the study

Question 2

Defining the ____________________ requires the careful selection of variables that will be investigated, as well as the attributes that will define and measure these variables.

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scope of the research

Question 3

It refers to the breadth and depth at which the research area will explored.

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Scope

Question 4

It refers to any characteristic that can have different values or traits that may vary across research participants.

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variable

Question 5

They are measured, controlled, and manipulated by the researcher.

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Variables

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Examples include age, gender, height, and weight.

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Variables

Question 7

Based on the research problem, the researcher identifies the possible _____________ that will be investigated to address the problem.

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variables

Question 8

They are important elements of a variable.

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Attributes

Question 9

It refers to the value assigned to a specific variable.

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Attributes

Question 10

For example, if the researcher focuses on gender as a significant variable in the study, he or she then identifies male and female as attributes of gender.

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Attributes

Question 11

Meanwhile, ______________ as a research variable may have the following attributes: strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree.

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agreement

Question 12

Variables have the following important characteristics:

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1. Dependence
2. Mutual exclusivity
3. Exhaustiveness

Question 13

It is an important characteristic of variable that may have an infinite number of values and may vary widely among the research participants.

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Dependence

Question 14

It is an important characteristic of variable that examples include age and weight.

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Dependence

Question 15

They are variables that are changed, manipulated, or selected by the researcher.

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Independent variables

Question 16

They are variables that that change because of changes applied to the independent variable.

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Dependent variables

Question 17

It is an important characteristic of variable that means that a participant or respondent cannot possess two attributes of a variable.

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Mutual exclusivity

Question 18

It is an important characteristic of variable that for instance, a person cannot be both male and female.

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Mutual exclusivity

Question 19

It is an important characteristic of variable that means that the researcher should consider all possible attributes of a certain variable.

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Exhaustiveness

Question 20

It is an important characteristic of variable that in identifying the possible responses of the participants to survey questions, the researcher must identify all possible answers or reactions.

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Exhaustiveness

Question 21

It is an important characteristic of variable that in reality, considering all possible attributes and including them in the research study is a difficult.
and almost impossible task.

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Exhaustiveness

Question 22

3 kinds of variables

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1. Continuous variables
2. Discrete variables
3. Categorical variables

Question 23

It is a kind of variable that may have an infinite number of values and may vary widely among the research participants.

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Continuous variables

Question 24

It is a kind of variable that examples include age and weight.

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Continuous variables

Question 25

It is a kind of variable that have specific limits to their value.

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Discrete variables

Question 26

It is a kind of variable that examples include income, number of children, or years of employment.

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Discrete variables

Question 27

It is a kind of variable that cannot be expressed in numbers but are given in non-quantitative, descriptive terms.

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Categorical variables

Question 28

It is a kind of variable that examples include civil status (single, married, widowed), and educational achievement (high school graduate, college graduate, post-graduate).

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Categorical variables

Question 29

The __________________ describes the various choices made by the researcher in the conduct of the study, which should be mentioned.

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delimitation of the study

Question 30

They describe the boundaries that the researcher has set for the study.

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delimitations

Question 31

These include the characteristics of the research design and methodology that affect or influence the findings.

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delimitations

Question 32

The _____________________ are defined primarily by the scope of the study.

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delimitations of the study

Question 33

While the _________________ defines the variables that are the focus of the research, the _____________________ identifies the other variables that were not considered for the study.

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- scope of the study - delimitation of the study

Question 34

It arise during the design and actual conduct of the study.

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limitation of the study

Question 35

These ______________ are constraints on certain aspects of the research, such as the interpretation of data and the applicability and usefulness of the results and findings.

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limitations

Question 36

They are factors that could potentially affect validity and initial scope, and that is out of the researcher's control.

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limitations

Question 37

They that are identified are only those that are significant or may have had an impact on the findings of the study.

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limitations

Question 38

The characteristics of chosen respondents, as well as the time period and place where the research was done, are __________________ that define the scope, limitation, and delimitation of a research (Simon & Goes, 2012).

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major variables

Question 39

The following may be the possible delimitations that may arise from the research design and methodology:

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1. Sample size 2. Lack or available and/or reliable data 3. Lack of prior studies 4. Chosen data collection method 5. Nature of the information collected

Question 40

It is a possible delimitation that the choice of research design and methodology will determine whether the research will have a small or large sample size.

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Sample size

Question 41

It is a possible delimitation that will determine the quality of data and the relationships that will be identified among the variables.

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Sample size

Question 42

It is a possible delimitation that must be clarified and justified as this affects the entire study's results.

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Sample size

Question 43

It is a possible delimitation that missing and unreliable data will limit the scope of analysis and the ability of the researcher to determine meaningful trends and relationships among the data.

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Lack of available and/or reliable data

Question 44

It is a possible delimitation that will limit the effectiveness of the literature review and may limit the initial understanding of the research problem.

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Lack of prior studies

Question 45

It is a possible delimitation that will can be a basis for identifying avenues for further research.

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Lack of prior studies

Question 46

It is a possible delimitation that the researcher's choices in the data collection instrument may affect the quality of data collected.

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Chosen data collection method

Question 47

It is a possible delimitation that unclear or vague questions in a questionnaire will result in unclear or erroneous answers from the respondents.

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Chosen data collection method

Question 48

It is a possible delimitation that relying on preexisting data may impose limits on the researcher as he or she can no longer clarify certain data.

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Nature of the information collected

Question 49

It is a possible delimitation that self-reported data have the risk of being false and unverifiable.

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Nature of the information collected

Question 50

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that the amount and quality of data will depend on the ability of the researcher to access people organizations, libraries, and documents that can provide him or her the best available data.

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Access

Question 51

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that the length of time devoted to the study will affect almost all aspects of the research.

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Time period

Question 52

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that is advisable to select a research topic, problem, and design that gives way to a more manageable time period.

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Time period

Question 53

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that refers to a way of viewing a certain thing, issue, or idea, and may be influenced by the researcher's background.

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Bias

Question 54

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that the researcher, therefore, should be aware of his or her personal biases and how these affect the conduct of the research.

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Bias

Question 55

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that may affect the way the researcher states and defines the research problem, the selection of research design and methodology, the variables chosen, data collection methods, and the interpretation of data.

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Bias

Question 56

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that may have an effect on data collection, especially if the researcher is involved with respondents that speak a variety of languages.

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Language

Question 57

It is a limitation that may result from the characteristics of the researcher that is especially a challenge in studies that involve documents that are written in different languages.

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Language

Question 58

It is important to state the ________________________ in detailed but concise terms.

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limitations of the study

Question 59

The researcher should also explain why such _______________ arose in the conduct of the study and provide a reason why these could not be overcome by the research method employed.

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limitations

Question 59

The ________________ can also lead to further research, and the researcher should include a brief explanation of how these can help future researchers improve their research design and methods.

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limitations

Question 60

It is a very noble undertaking if it makes significant contributions to the community or the academic field or discipline where the researcher is affiliated with.

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Research

Question 61

That is why the ___________________ should clearly discuss the purpose that the research will serve to society, the country, the government, the institution or agency concerned, the curriculum planners and developers, and the research community.

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significance of the study

Question 62

This section describes the contribution of the study to the existing body of knowledge.

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significance of the study

Question 63

It could be in the form of new knowledge in the field, a confirmation of the major findings of other studies, verification of the validity of findings in a different population, analysis of trends over time, and validation of other findings using different methodologies.

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significance of the study

Question 64

The researcher also has to identify the ________________ who will directly gain from the results-of the study.

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beneficiaries

Question 65

In identifying the _______________, the researcher should be specific in mentioning, them in the paper.

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beneficiaries

Question 66

In drafting the significance of the study, consider the ____________________ of impact that the study can make.

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breadth and depth

Question 67

___________, describe or illustrate the impact of the study to the field of knowledge it is part of.

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Broadly

Question 68

_______________, clarify and elaborate how the researcher plans to extend the current literature.

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Generally

Question 69

________________, determine who benefits from the study and how that set of people will benefit from the findings.

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Specifically

Question 70

The pattern in writing the significance.

Answer 70

Broadly, Generally, Specifically