Research Limitations

Concerns:

  • When discussing limitations in research, explain how they impact your findings because creating their short list or description is not enough. Your research may have many limitations.
  • Research limitations in a typical dissertation may relate to to the following points:
    • Formulation of research aims and objectives. You might have formulated research aims and objectives too broadly.
    • Implementation of data collection method. because you do not have an extensive experience in primary data collection.
    • Sample size. Sample size depends on the nature of the research problem. If sample size is too small, statistical test would not be able to identify significant relationships within data set.
    • Lack of previous studies in the research area. Literature review is an important part of any research, because it helps to identify the scope of words that have done so far in research area.
    • Scope of discussion. You can include this point as a limitation of your research regardless of the choice of the research area.

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