Task: Text Completion
Input (English): [header] How to select a research methodology [title] Define the goals, objectives, and research question. [step] It is essential to understand and have clarity about what you want to research before deciding upon how to research. To use an analogy, if research is a journey goal is the destination and methodology is the route. <sep> (A) Determine the variables that need to be studied in order to get an answer to the research question. If the goals serve as the destination of the journey then the variables are the milestones. (B) So if research is a path path goal is the journey, then analysis is the path and generalization is the process, experimenting is the approach. The thesis is driven by the purpose of the research. (C) This will give you a copy of the data and be of further use to your audience. [substeps] For example, if you're writing a research paper on global warming, you can title the paper " global warming. (D) When someone is motivated by something more abstract, they will include the results that will determine their methodology (what state they hope to live in). [substeps] For example, if research is geared toward health, you can ask them what topics they hope to work on in their ph.d.
Output (English): A