Which of the following steps generally is done before the other three in the Research Process ? (i) Preparing the Research Design (ii) Determining Sample Design (iii) Developing the Hypothesis (iv) Extensive Literature Survey
(iv)
The research process (as set out by C.R. Kothari) follows a logical order: formulating the research problem → extensive literature survey → developing the hypothesis → preparing the research design → determining the sample design → collecting data → analysis → hypothesis testing → generalisation and interpretation → report.
Extensive Literature Survey comes first among the four: after the problem is identified, reviewing earlier studies shows what is already known and where the gaps are.
Developing the Hypothesis follows, because working hypotheses are drawn from the problem and the reviewed literature.
Preparing the Research Design comes next, laying out how the hypothesis will be tested, and only then is the Sample Design determined within that design.
So the order is (iv) → (iii) → (i) → (ii), and the literature survey precedes the other three.
Hence, the answer is (iv).
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