Case
Abstract
This case study is set up as a step-by-step guide to research design, using a completed manuscript that focused on organizational factors that may predict error reporting. We have used this case study as an opportunity to answer the “what,” “why,” “who,” “where,” and “when” questions of research. Our intent is to introduce new health services researchers to the basic tenets of research design and to help present the research process in a straightforward and undaunting manner.