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Description2.html Developing research ideas and formulating research questions Chris Brunsdon Research Projects in general Most research projects share the same general structure Broad area of interest may be too broad to study in any single research project From http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/strucres.php Hourglass You have done some background research Reading the literature around your topic Talking to supervisors The aim is narrow down your Question Formulate a hypothesis or research question Then for the actual dissertation (not the proposal) You will be engaged in direct measurement or observation of the question of interest At the narrowest point After basic data is collected you will Begin to try to understand it Perform analysis After analysis you will Start to formulate some initial conclusions Generalize from the results of your study to other work Hourglass Background research Narrow down your research question Direct measurement Analysis after basic data is collected Reflections Research Question Initial research ideas are often very general But good research questions need to be quite specific, so that: - appropriate methods can be chosen - required resources can be identified - criteria for success are clear - work can be planned realistically - useful objectives can be met Research ideas General ideas may flow from a number of basic aims Professional - ‘I want to develop a new spatial analysis technique’ Methodological - ‘I want to use R-based image processing software’ Ethical - ‘I want do something that makes a difference to the environment’ Turning ideas into questions A good research question is clear and specific Answerable using data / resources available

Consider the subject matter:

who, what & why?

Consider the practical:

where, when & how? Then review the question to see if it really requires research The subject matter ‘Who’ are the ‘subjects’? General: land cover change Specific: tropical rainforest ‘What’ is the test? General: remote sensing Specific: fuzzy classification vs. other methods ‘Why’ considers is this a good thing to do? General: to manage remote sensing uncertainty Specific: to improve monitoring of specific forest resources Practical issues ‘Where’ is it possible to do this? General: Tropical rainforest areas, Data Specific: Bolivian jungle ‘When’ - is there time to do this analysis? General: this year Specific: complete research by August 12th ‘How’ can the plans be implemented? General: I have the necessary skills Specific: I will have learn to use new RS software Research question If the general idea was to analyse land cover change, then the specific question might be: ‘Does fuzzy classification of remotely sensed imagery improve land cover change monitoring in tropical rainforest environments?’ It should be clear from thinking about the practical issues that it not realistic to answer this question robustly using an analysis of just one rainforest area! Research Question Your final research question should be realistic The methods should be appropriate to meet the stated objectives ‘Comparison of Fuzzy and Boolean classification methods for analysing tropical rainforest change: a Bolivian case study’ Evaluate Your Own Research Question Is the topic interesting to you? Does the question deal with a topic or issue that interests me enough to spark my own thoughts and opinions? Is the question easily and fully researchable? What type of data do I need to answer the research question? The research question, "What impact has the ‘Agenda for Change’ had on the provision of Primary care in Nottingham" will require certain data: statistics on Primary care before and after (illness, location) statistics on Primary care providers, (type, location) information about practice before and after ‘Agenda for Change’ recommendations Evaluate Your Own Research Question Is the scope of this information reasonable Given the above … …the type and scope of the information needed is the question too broad, too narrow, or okay? What sources will have the information that I need to answer the research question? journals, books, Internet resources, government documents, people Can I access these sources? Given my answers to the above questions, do I have a good quality research question that I actually will be able to answer by doing research? image1.png US Datasets § LODES § LODES documentation §Census data § ACS documentation §Chicago Transportation Network Providers (TNP) §Chicago Building Permits §Chicago Business Licenses § Business License documentation

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