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Unit-30: Writing a Research Report

committees, societies and government departments who have helped or provided some notes
opinion in the survey work are acknowledged in the introduction.
2. Description of the Problem—firstly, a description about the subject of survey or research
or its problem is provided. the background of the problem and the need to research the
subject has to be described at the starting part of the report. on what basis was the problem
selected and the expected principle and practical benefits under those circumstances of study
of problem is also mentioned in this part of report. if there has been some earlier study on
the same topic and if it has been there, then what is its relation with this study, etc facts are
also clarified in this part of report. All these have the objective of clarifying the real state and
limitations of the subject under study.
3. Purpose of Study—the objective of survey or research is either expanding the knowledge
or getting some practical benefit. Therefore, it is mentioned in every report that the main
aim of survey is to acquire the new knowledge or examine the established concept or study
its details or get some practical benefit out of it. This needs to be remembered that if the
survey is being organize by some commercial agency or government, then the researcher is
informed well in advanc about the objectives of the survey and in accordance with that the
limits of the survey are decided. But in such cases, the objective of the survey is to obtain
any practical benefits. Whatever it is, the objectives of the survey are clearly mentioned in
the starting of the report.
4. Scope or Area of Study—After writing about the problem and the objective, the scope of
study is also described in the report. it includes giving introduction about the geographical
area, social class or particular sect. Here, it is written about what sides of life or what sides of
problems of life of particular sect, group or class are being studied. in this part of the report,
brief introduction about a particular sect, group or class alongwith their natural, social,
population and economics information is given to justify the selection of the particular topic
as the research-subject. In other words, it is explained about the benefits and advantages
obtained by narrowing the area of study in a particular way.
5. Methods Employed—All results of survey or research are dependent upon real facts and
information. these facts and information are gathered. it is also mentioned in the reports about
the different techniques and methods used to gather real facts and information related to the
study-topic. the research writer can also write about the perspective in which the subject or
problem was viewed and why certain techniques or methods were most appropriate in that
perspective. Also a brief introduction about the sources of primary and secondary information
is given along with the details about the methods employed to obtain information from those
sources. if a questionnaire had been used, then the summarised information is presented in
the report. if interview method has been adopted, then what principles were kept in mind
while interviewing and whether interview guide was used or not, etc. information is also
mentioned in the report. in a similar way, if certain measures and rules have been used, then
they are also mentioned.
6. Method of Selecting Samples—researcher also mentions the technique or method which
is used in the selection of the sample in the presented study. Also, it is mentioned that how
it was justified to use that particular method after knowing about the state of the subject i.e.
it also discusses the reasons for selecting the particular method for selecting samples. Here,
it is also described that whatever number of samples have been chosen, they are sufficient
enough to represent the complete group. But if samples are not chosen and the census method
is used for the complete population of the region, then this is also mentioned in the report.
7. organization of survey—in some reports, information regarding arranging and organizing
the survey-work is not provided in the introduction but in a different manner. if the study–
place examination method has been adopted, then how was the place or event chosen, how

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