Research Design

• Research design is a pre-planned sketch for the explanation of a problem.
• It is the first step to take in research.
• Study will conduct on the basis of this research design.
•  It gives us a due that how the further process would be taking place and how would be the research study carry into classification, interpretation, and suggestions.
• This is a guideline for the whole work.

Definitions of Research Design

Some of the researcher & sociologists has given their definitions.

Vimal Shah: “Research Design is a plan of study whether controlled or uncontrolled and subjective as well as objective”.

Ackoff: “It is the process of making decisions before the situation arises in which the decisions are to be carried out after for control”.

Miller: “Research Design is a planned sequence of the entire process involved in the conducting of as research study”.

E.A. Suchaman: “It is a series of guidelines or steps to keep one in right path”.

Kerlinger: “Research design is a plan, structure and strategy of investigations to obtain answers to the research questions”.

It has been concluded from the above definitions that, “It is pre-proposed sketch, outlines or plan which is prepared for the undertaking of the whole study in future”.