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A Guide to Quantitative Research Proposals

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In this essay, noted scholar Elizabeth Tipton elaborates on how to best articulate quantitative research design in grant proposals. This essay is a companion piece to our “A Guide to Writing Successful Field Initiated Research Grant Proposals,” which provides general information about the elements of grant writing.

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