What is an assumption in a research study? Assumptions are things that are accepted as true, or at least plausible, by researchers and peers who will read your dissertation or thesis.

What are assumptions of a study?

Assumptions are those things we take for granted in the study: statements by the researcher that certain elements of the research are understood to be true. While assumed, they should still be explicitly stated in the body of the dissertation, usually in chapter 1.

What is an assumption in a research?

An assumption is an unexamined belief: what we think without realizing we think it. Our inferences (also called conclusions) are often based on assumptions that we haven't thought about critically. A critical thinker, however, is attentive to these assumptions because they are sometimes incorrect or misguided.