- Identify your selected empirical research problem (COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA)
- The units of analysis. Include support for these units as being reasonable for comparison and how you would avoid the ecological and individualistic fallacies.
- Determine two researchable hypotheses based on your research problem. For each hypothesis, identify the independent, dependent, and control variables. Moreover, estimate expected changes in the magnitude and relations between the dependent and independent variables.
Please quote from these two sources:
Creswell, J. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Frankfort-Nachmias, C., & Nachmias, D. (2008).Research methods in the social sciences (7th ed.). New York: Worth.
