1 Research questions

In this chapter, you will learn to:

create operational definitions.
ask quantitative research questions.
list, explain and give examples of the various types of quantitative research questions.
identify estimation and decision-making research questions.
identify the variables implied by a quantitative research question.
identify observational or experimental studies.
describe and identify the units of analysis and unit of observations in a study.
communicate in the language of research and statistics.