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The research process can be described in a few simple steps. Badke (2008, p. 20) describes these steps as follows:

• You begin with a question
• You collect data
• You synthesize it (put it together in some coherent form)
• You analyze it in light of the question (figuring out how each piece of data could be used to answer the question)
• The analysis turns data into new information (starting to answer the question)
• You come up with conclusions and recommendations

But it is of course more complex than that, and NOT so linear

We'll walk through the research process in more detail in the next sections.

Badke, W.B. (2008). Research strategies: Finding your way through the information fog. (3rd Ed.). New York: iUniverse.

There are many examples of the research process available.

This video narrates the Model Research Process, adapted from William Badke's book "Research strategies: Finding your way through the information fog."