The Initial Idea

• The initial idea is the starting point

  • Often vague or general, it requires refining before research hypotheses can be generated

• Refinement of the initial idea is based on

  (1) a search of relevant research literature
  
  (2) initial observations of the phenomenon

• Want to narrow and formalize the initial idea into a statement of the problem

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