THE

RESEARCH PROCESS
 Identifying the
research
problem
Formulating
Reporting hypotheses and
results designing the
study

3. Collecting of
Interpreting and organizing
data data

Analyzing data
and testing
hypotheses
 1. Identifying the researchproblem
RESEARCH PROBLEMS
-are those that cause unfavorable circumstances in a
community or an organization
-further investigation as recommended by previous research
studies

RESEARCH GAPS
-are parts of the study that had not been investigated, or
those which results yielded inconsistent findings
 2. Formulating hypotheses and designing the study

RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
- an intellectual guess or tentative answer to the research
questions
Guide questions:
1. From whom will you data come?
2. where are you going to collect your data?
3. When and until when do you plan to gather your data?
4. How are you going to facilitate the whole research activity
3. Collecting of and organizingdata
DATA COLLECTION
- the process of gathering information by means of
defined method in order to support the hypothesis.
DATA
-anything that is used to represent facts and values or
anything that may represent a characteristic of something
that is measured.
4 . Analyzing data and testing hypotheses

DATA ANALYSIS
- the process of examining data against the
preconceived hypotheses.
 5. Interpreting data
Gathered data must be interpreted correctly to
pave the way for drawing out meaningful
implications and in making the research relevant.
MEMBER-CHECKING
-need to return to the research subjects for
validation purposes
6. Reportingresults

The results may be used by stockholders for

their own benefit, a responsibility needed to
be internalized by researchers.
Quiz
Identify the ff. Write the corresponding letters if the statement refer to:
RP – Research Problem DC – Data Collection ID – Interpreting the Data
RH – Research Hypothesis DA – Data Analysis RR – Report the results

1. How can consumer attitudes towards our company be

improved? Should advertisement X be run?
2. Leaders who communicate with respect have a higher –
quality relationship with their employees.
3. The marketing team decided to conduct online survey to get
their costumers’ preference.
4. After the interviewing the young readers, their answers
were audio taped and data is compared and transpired.
5. The data were interpreted and categorized according to the
types of reading problems and strategies.
Quiz
Identify the ff. Write the corresponding letters if the statement refer to:
RP – Research Problem DC – Data Collection ID – Interpreting the Data
RH – Research Hypothesis DA – Data Analysis RR – Report the results

6. Based on the sleep duration of sick participants, the

researcher detailed that person who take less than 5 hours has
the higher chance of getting a cold when exposed to the virus.
7. The higher ratio of unemployment leads to crimes.
8. Based on the data gathering of UNICEF, every 7 minutes a
child is bullied.
9. Dogs live longer than cats.
10. A group of researchers will conduct an interview to find out
the opinion of residents of Tondo regarding the water shortage
in their area.
Quiz
Identify the ff. Write the corresponding letters if the statement refer to:
RP – Research Problem DC – Data Collection ID – Interpreting the Data
RH – Research Hypothesis DA – Data Analysis RR – Report the results

1.RP 6.RR
2.RH 7.RH
3.DC 8.RR
4.DA 9.RH
5.ID 10.DC