Authors :
Sujay Rao Mandavilli
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Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 8 - August
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Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to emphasize the need for reliable and bullet-proof research designs. We begin this paper
by discussing what a research design is, tracing its history, and discussing the types of research design as well. We then emphasize
the need for 360 degree approaches to research design, and also trace it to our previously published COMPASS model. We also
differentiate between a hypothesis and a research design in order to bring out the importance of research design in scientific
studies. We emphasize the need for stakeholder-driven approaches in this paper, along with interdisciplinary and
transdisciplinary approaches. The need for cross-cultural approaches to research, and cross-cultural research design is stressed
along with dialectical approaches. We also discuss previously-published, but less than ideal studies such as fertility and IQ
studies, national IQ studies, race and IQ studies, and some other examples to add substance to our paper. We hope, anticipate
and expect that the present paper will become a vital one in twenty-first century research studies, as it can go a long way in
ensuring a reliable and robust research design.
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- Minimizing the time taken between hypothesis generation, hypothesis testing and refinement: A necessary adjunct in the epoch of fast-paced science Sujay Rao Mandavilli IJISRT, August 2025
- Towards 360 degree approaches to hypothesis formulation and evaluation: Another epochal milestone in twenty-first century science Sujay Rao Mandavilli Published in IJISRT, July 2025
- Towards “Thick analysis” of statements, propositions and assertions: Compendious evaluations with immense benefits in research Sujay Rao Mandavilli Published in SSRN, July 2025, IJISRT, July 2025 and elsewhere
- Amplifying the importance of synchronic-diachronic approaches in social sciences research: Unleashing the power of this technique for better sociocultural analysis Sujay Rao Mandavill Published in IJISRT, July 2025, SSRN, July, 2025
- Establishing the importance of self-contained scholarship in twenty-first century science: Selfcontained scholarship as an essential prerequisite for scientific progress Sujay Rao Mandavilli SSRN, December 2024
- Quashing racism: Presenting the ‘Comprehensive sociocultural persecution complex’ as a logical extension and a practical application of the Certainty uncertainty principle for the social sciences Sujay Rao Mandavilli IJISRT, September 2023
- Mooting the concept of “Hierarchical analysis” in the context of a cultural taxonomy: A concept with widespread implications for social sciences research Sujay Rao Mandavill IJISRT, July 2024
The objective of this paper is to emphasize the need for reliable and bullet-proof research designs. We begin this paper
by discussing what a research design is, tracing its history, and discussing the types of research design as well. We then emphasize
the need for 360 degree approaches to research design, and also trace it to our previously published COMPASS model. We also
differentiate between a hypothesis and a research design in order to bring out the importance of research design in scientific
studies. We emphasize the need for stakeholder-driven approaches in this paper, along with interdisciplinary and
transdisciplinary approaches. The need for cross-cultural approaches to research, and cross-cultural research design is stressed
along with dialectical approaches. We also discuss previously-published, but less than ideal studies such as fertility and IQ
studies, national IQ studies, race and IQ studies, and some other examples to add substance to our paper. We hope, anticipate
and expect that the present paper will become a vital one in twenty-first century research studies, as it can go a long way in
ensuring a reliable and robust research design.
