Research aim

How it is used

Common in proposals, methods sections, and introductions. It is often stated before research questions, hypotheses, or detailed procedures.

Example sentences

1. The committee asked us to narrow the research aim so the project could be completed within one semester.

   Here, the term refers to the study's central purpose, and narrowing it makes the project more realistic and manageable.

2. Our revised introduction states the research aim clearly before listing the three questions that guide the analysis.

   In this example, the term functions as the broad objective that comes before more specific guiding questions.

Common collocations

• clear research aim
• state the research aim
• narrow the research aim

Related terms

• researchCareful, systematic study of a subject in order to discover new facts, test ideas or reach new conclusions.
• research questionA clear, focused question that a study is designed to answer; it guides the choice of methods, data and analysis.

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