In a statement of purpose, the researcher often communicates information beyond the substantive content through which of the following?
A) The specification of the population to be studied
B) The operational definition of the research variables
C) The prediction of anticipated relationships among variables
D) The choice of verbs that suggest the state of knowledge on the topic or the approach to be used
D
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In the statement of purpose researchers also communicate the manner in which they sought to solve the problem, or the state of knowledge on the topic, through their choice of verbs. The statement of purpose does not provide the operational definition of the research variables. In a quantitative study, a statement of purpose identifies the key study variables and their possible interrelationships, as well as the population of interest. A hypothesis states predicted relationships between two or more variables—that is, the anticipated association between independent and dependent variables.
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