INTERPRETATION AND Business Research Methodology

REPORT WRITING CB-606

Course Name: Business Research Methodology
Course Code: CB-606

Mir Rifat Mahmud

ID: 51532013
EMBA (32nd Batch)
Department of Banking and Insurance
Faculty of Business Studies

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INTERPRETATION
Refers to the task of drawing interference from the collected facts after an
analytical or experimental study.
A device through which a researcher enlightens the research work to help to
understand his/her work and to serve as a guide for further researches

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TASKS OF INTERPRETATION

1 Effort to establish continuity in

research.

2 Establishment of some
explanatory concepts.

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COMPONENT OF RESEARCH PROCESS
Through interpretation, researcher can understand the abstract principle beneath his
findings. By interpretation, the researcher can link other studies with his/her one and
a continuity can be maintained.

Interpretation leads to establishment of explanatory concepts which may guide

future researches.

The real significance of a research can be understood by correct interpretation.

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TECHNIQUES OF INTERPRETATION
I. Researchers must give reasonable explanations of his findings and interpret the
relationship among the processes. This technique is about how generalizations
should be done

II. While interpreting, the influences of extraneous information should be kept in

mind.

III. It is wise to seek help or consultation of experts on the similar study before final
interpretation

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PRECAUTIONS IN INTERPRETATIONS
I. Researcher should be assured that the data are appropriate, homogenous and
properly analysed.
II. The researcher should be cautious about the errors that can possibly happen
while interpretation. The researchers prime concern should be that no false
generalization is made during the interpretation.
III. The researcher must be aware that the task of interpretation is very much
intertwined with analysis and can not be distinctly separated.
IV. The interpretation should not only state the sensitive observations but also expose
the facts which are not initially identified.
V. There should be interaction among the hypothesis, observation and conception.

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REPORT WRITING
 Research report is a major component of a research because the research itself is
incomplete without a presented report.
 A brilliant hypothesis with highly conducted research study is not worthy without a
effective communication among its components which is bond together by a report.
 Writing a report is the last stage of a research and it needs a set of skills which
are different from those of conducting a research.
This task should be done with utmost care and if needed, expert advise may be
taken by the researcher to write a report.

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PRECAUTIONS FOR WRITING RESEARCH REPORT

1.Length of the report should not be

too long to reduce interest or too short 4.Readers should be able to gather a
to be understood. quick knowledge about the on the go.

2.Report should not be boring, it 5.The layout of the report should be well
should have interest in it. thought and must be in accordance with
the objective of the research problem

3.Reports should be easy to read and 6.The report should be free from
understand. Technical terminologies grammatical mistakes and should be
should be avoided if possible. standardised in report writing manner

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PRECAUTIONS FOR WRITING RESEARCH REPORT
7. The report should state the 10. Appendices should be enlisted in
logical analysis of the subject full respect of all the technical data
matter. in the report.

8. The report should have 11.Bibliography of sources consulted

originality and should be an is a must for a good report.
attempt to solve some problems.

9.Towards the end, a report 12. Index is considered an essential

should state the policy implications part of a good report.
relating to the problems.
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PRECAUTIONS FOR WRITING RESEARCH REPORT

13. Report must be attractive in appearance.

14. Calculated confidence limits must be mentioned.

15. Objective of the study, nature of the problems, the method employed
and the analysis techniques should be clearly stated at the beginning of
the report.

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CB-606