Importance of a good research question
A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:
“Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a huge failure. In Africa they didn’t know what ‘food’ meant, In India they didn’t know what ‘honest’ meant, In Europe they didn’t know what ’shortage’ meant, In China they didn’t know what ‘opinion’ meant, In the Middle East they didn’t know what ’solution’ meant, In South America they didn’t know what ‘please’ meant, And in the USA they didn’t know what ‘the rest of the world’ meant!
June 1st, 2006 at 2:36 pm
That was very mature.
June 1st, 2006 at 8:46 pm
hey where di this article come i want to read it too!!!
June 6th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
haha. lovely writeup