Formulation of research design

Research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection & analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure.

                Research design is the management strategy for conducting a survey. In conducting & analyzing data, research design happen to be in respect of-

                                                                              i.         What is the study about?

                                                                             ii.         Why is the study being made?

                                                                           iii.         Where will the study be carried out?

                                                                           iv.         What type of data is required?

                                                                             v.         Where can the required data be found?

                                                                           vi.         What periods of time will the study include?

                                                                          vii.         What will be the sample design?

                                                                        viii.         What techniques of data collection will be used?

                                                                           ix.         How will the data be analyzed?

                                                                             x.         In what style will the report be prepared?

                    Keeping in view the above questions, one may spilt the overall research design into the following parts –

                                                                              i.         Sampling design

                                                                             ii.         Observational design

                                                                           iii.         Statistical design

                                                                           iv.         Operational design

                   From what has been state above we can state the important feature of a research design as such – 

i.         It is a plan specifies the sources & types of information relevant to the research problem.

ii.         It is a strategy specifying which approach will be used for gathering & analyzing the data.

iii.         It also includes the time & cost budges since most study are done under these two constraints.

Objectives & Importance of Research Design:

      i.         It provides blueprint of the researcher.

     ii.         It limits boundaries of research problem.

   iii.         It enables investigations to anticipate potential problems.

   iv.         It helps to get maximum efficiency & reliability.

     v.         It reduces inaccuracy.

   vi.         It enables to eliminate bias & marginal error.

  vii.         Minimizes wastage of time.

viii.         Gives an idea regarding the types of resources required in terms of money, man power, time & efforts & guides the research in the right direction.