Below are the five components typically found in a "statement of the problem" section of a research study. Order the components as they are found by placing a number in the space before the component.

_____ justification of the problem

_____audience

_____the research problem

_____the topic

_____deficiencies of past research or practical knowledge

3 5 2 1 4

5 3 1 2 4

3 4 2 5 1

4 5 1 2 4

Which of the following is a strategy to synthesize the literature?

1) Construct a literature map.

2) List all studies chronologically.

3) Focus on the earliest studies as most important.

4) Calculate the average number of studies per year.

The difference between a hypothesis and a research question is that the hypothesis

1)Predicts what the researcher will expect to find.

2)hypothesizes the relationship among variables.

3)is a statement of fact rather than a question

4)requires statistical testing in a research study.