The research proposal must include an abstract, introduction, methods and discussion section. The introduction and discussion should include reference to prior studies about attractiveness/cosmetics. The proposal is surrounded around me designing my own experiment that will not actually be carried out. It is surrounded around identifying a research question and creating an experiment to investigate it. A report then needs to be written describing the experiment that has been planned, the statistical analyses that i plan to carry out, and what can be concluded from the different potential outcomes. Here is an outline of how the report should be: Abstract ? Main aims and/or hypotheses of the study ? Who the participants will be ? The design and measures to be used ? Possible/expected outcomes and/or what we would conclude from them (there can be more than one possible outcome) Introduction ? A des?r?ption of the research question/aims of the project ? Relevant background inform
ation, such as previous research findings relevant to study ? Scientific justification for the study, e.g. how the proposed research leads on from previous literature or fills a gap ? Clearly stated hypotheses or possible outcomes that you will be testing for ? Potential benefits to society Methods ? Participants (e.g., number, age, gender, ethnicity) ? Research design and variables ? Materials/stimuli/apparatus ? Procedure ? Discussion of ethical issues Make sure you have clearly explained how the methods address the research question. Analysis Strategy ? Which des?r?ptive statistics will be used ? Which statistical test(s) will be used ? Des?r?ption of all the steps in the analysis from raw data to statistical tests ? What different outcomes of the experiment/analysis might conceivably occur ? What you would conclude from each potential outcome Research Proposal should contain no more than 2,000 words (not including the abstract, references, tables, figures, or cover sheet).