ASSUMPTIONS; SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

Mr. Jerome Angelitud Porto, MAT-PE

MAPE 15 RESEARCH IN MAPEH

Institute of Physical Education and Athletics

ASSUMPTION:

• Is any important fact presumed to be true but not actually verified (Gay, 1976). It does not need testing, unlike the hypothesis.

• Some researchers spell out their assumptions but others do not.Examples of assumptions:

• That the interviewee answered the interview questions accurately.

• That the respondents rated some situation truthfully.• That the attitudes of a group of respondents are

stable.• That the subjects of the study all belong to the low

socio-economic status group.

SCOPE• Scope of investigation defines

where and when the study was conducted and who the subjects were.

• The scope sets the delimitations and establishes the boundaries of the study.

LIMITATIONS

• Limitation is a phrase or aspect of the investigation which may affect the result of the study adversely but over which you have no control.

• It must be stated honestly.