This video was created by OpenIntro (openintro.org) and provides an overview of the content in Section 1.3 of OpenIntro Statistics, which is a free statistics textbook with a $10 paperback option on Amazon.
The first step in conducting research is to identify topics or questions that are to be investigated. A clearly laid out research question is helpful in identifying what subjects or cases should be studied and what variables are important. It is also important to consider how data are collected so that they are reliable and help achieve the research goals.
