Research Questions and Hypotheses

 Having identified the research problem and the research gap is defined, the researcher comes up with questions that guides the study. This is the research question needed to address the research problem. Depending on the research question, the researcher will be able to plan how to approach the study. For instance, an approach could require a qualitative, quantitative, or the mixed method (see research approaches in a later blog). While research questions are usually generated for qualitative research studies, the hypothesis (representing a claim to be tested) is used in quantitative studies