Help with Developing a Quantitative Research Plan

Quantitative Reasoning &Analysis (RSCH- 6200Y - 5) Application Begin:Developing a Quantitative Research PlanThe introduction to a quantitative research planintroduces the reader to the background, scope, context, and purpose of theensuing research and analysis in your paper. Writing the introduction alsohelps illuminate deficiencies in the informational framework you must have inorder to begin research. This week, you will begin to write the introduction toyour quantitative research plan, using the suggested format for introductionsyou learned about in RSCH 8101. You have 2 weeks to complete this Application,which will be submitted on Week 2, Day 7.To prepare for this Application:Review the two texts from RSCH 8101: ResearchTheory, Design, and Methods:Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design:Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). ThousandOaks, CA: Sage Publications. This textbook will be useful when writing yourintroduction.Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7Reynolds, P. D. (2007). A primer in theoryconstruction. Boston: Pearson Education.Chapters 2, 3, and 4The assignment:Craft a 3- to 4-page draft of the first part of yourresearch plan. Include the following elements:TitleIntroductionOpening statementBackground of the studyProblem statementPurpose of the studyResearch question(s) and hypotheses and variablesTheoretical framework