scope and delimitations

Two elements of a research paper or thesis.

• scope and limitation

• scope and delimitation

• limitation and delimitation

• scope and research question

define the topic and boundaries of the research problem to be investigated

• assumptions

• significance of the study

• scope and limitation

• scope and delimitations

explains the extent to which the research area will be explored in the Work and specifies the parameters within which the study will be operating.

• scope

• delimitation

• limitation

• research question

will have to be narrowed down to a certain section of the target population.

• scope

• delimitation

• limitation

• research question

details how in-depth your study is to explore the research question and the parameters in which it will operate concerning relation to the population and the timeframe

• delimitation

• limitation

• scope

• research question

These are the characteristics that limit the scope and describe the boundaries of the study, such as the sample size, geographical location, or setting in which the study takes place.

• limitations

• delimitations

• scope

• assumptions

Might be imposed for practical reasons, such as lack of time or financial resources to carry out a more thorough investigation,

• scope

• delimitations

• limitations

• assumptions

The______ section of the study should explain why specific choices were made while others were excluded and how this might affect the outcome of the research

The delimitation of a study is the factors and variables _____ included in the investigation. In other words, they are the boundaries the researcher sets in terms of study duration, population, or size and type of participants

• that will be

• that should be

• to be

• not to be

are the definitions you set as the boundaries of your own thesis or dissertation, so delimitations are in your control.