Review Literature & Identify variables → Conduct an experiment → Guess results → Write discussion → Cite sources → Revise

Review Literature & Ask a question → Design Study & Collect data → Analyze Data → Publish Results →  Build a Theory

Review Literature & Form a hypothesis → Design Study → Analyze data → Draw conclusions → Communicate results → Build a Theory

Review Literature and Ask a question → Form a hypothesis → Design Study & Test hypothesis → Analyze data & Draw Conclusions → Publish Results → Build a Theory