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According to whom ‘‘ to decide upon the right problem of research is half way to success’’ ?

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MH SET 2021 Paper 2 Mathematical Science Question Paper (26-Sep-2021)
The correct answer is

R. L. Eckoff

Formulating the research problem is the first and most crucial step of research, since it decides the objectives, design, data and analysis that follow.

Stressing this, R. L. Eckoff, in "The Design of Social Research", remarked that to decide upon the right problem of research is half way to success - a well-defined problem is half solved.

Hence, the answer is R. L. Eckoff.

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