Chapter 02

http://www.researchinfo.com/docs/calculators/index.cfm
Contains research calculators to help plan. These concern four aspects: Incidence, Response Rate, Cooperation Rate and Sample Size. Use them to try out ideas you have for projects.

http://www.rbg.org.uk
The Research Buyer's Guide is a directory of market research providers and support services in the UK. Browse the entries and see the capabilities and services offered. Pay particular attention to brand names used for services.

http://www.esomar.org/
ESOMAR invited market research companies around the world to provide quotations for the costs of supplying six different types of projects. The results give average prices for over 50 countries. This is extremely useful when planning research projects. It offers a view of the design of a “typical” project and parameters of prices. Find an updated version on the site.

http://www.ganttchart.com/Evolution.html
A site dedicated to Gantt charts, including their history and evolution. Look at how the chart is applied to many different situations. This should give some ideas for applying the appropriate chart to your own projects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantt_chart.
The links page at the Wikipedia entry give some Gnatt templates you can apply.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis
The procedures of Hypothesis testing and objective setting are crucial to good research. This encyclopedia entry (with links) explains the process at great length.

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