Which of the following are of practical significance in research? (A) Social…

Concept

Research planning separates the focus of inquiry from the plan and the procedures used to investigate it. A research topic defines what is studied, a research design provides the overall blueprint, and research methods specify how evidence is collected and analysed.

Application

Classify each listed item by whether it directly structures or carries out the research:

• Social pressure is an external social influence on a researcher; it is not a formal component used to plan or conduct the study.

• The research topic fixes the subject or problem to be investigated.

• The research design organizes the study, including how the research question, evidence and analysis fit together.

• The research method supplies the procedures and tools used to collect and analyse evidence.

• Comparison with fellow researchers is a social reference point, not a formal element of the research process.

Cross-check

A complete practical chain asks what is being studied, how the study is planned, and which procedures will be used. Topic, design and method fill those three roles; social pressure and peer comparison do not.

Therefore, the practically significant elements are the research topic, research design, and research method.