Describe the backward research process
What will be an ideal response?
• Turns the traditional research process back-to-front
• Does not begin by just defining the problem, but by determining the decision to be made
• Each stage in the design is determined by what comes after it
• Sequence of steps: Decisions, information needed, prototype report, analysis needed, questions needed, questions already answered, sample designed, research implemented, data analyzed, report written, results implemented, research evaluated
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