The overall plan for answering a research question—the architectural backbone of a study—is called which of the following?
A) Sampling plan
B) Proposal
C) Hypothesis
D) Research design
D
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The research design is the overall plan for obtaining answers to the research questions and for handling challenges that can undermine the study evidence. The researcher's sampling plan specifies how the sample will be selected and how many subjects there will be. Researchers seeking financial support submit a proposal to a funding source, and reviewers usually suggest improvements. Hypotheses state researchers' deductively derived expectations about relationships between study variables.
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