What is it? Research design is the overall strategy to integrate components of the study in a logical and coherent way. In order to achieve a well-developed design, you need to clearly identify the research program and explicitly specify the research question.  You also need to properly align your research goals with your hypothesis because your research problem and research questions determine the type of quantitative design you should use.

There are numerous types of quantitative research design. The most common designs are experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional, longitudinal, survey, and single case designs. Regardless of which type of quantitative research you are designing, it is always recommended to ask yourself who, what, when, where, and how. When designing a study, you want to find the optimal balance between time, resources, and efforts. A well-written research design should be detailed enough that someone else could replicate the study. This includes defining the population, planning instrumentation, selecting methodology and alternative approaches, analysis plan, and more. If you are unsure which research design types are appropriate for you and what components should be included in the design writing, let us help you.

How can we help you?

• Align problem statement, purpose, research question, and hypothesis
• Provide strategies to develop research questions from research problem
• Provide varieties of quantitative design, including but not limited to experimental, quasi-Experimental, non-Experimental, and random clustered trial
• Help determine how to collect the data
• Consider reasonable design methods based on the client’s priorities and practicalities
• Write approach/research design in the research proposal