A research procedure is an exact,step-by-step description of a specific research study.
In summary, research strategies are broad categories that classify research according to the type of question the research study addresses . Research designs are general categories that classify research according to how the study is conducted.Notice that several different research studies can all have the same strategy and different studies can all share the same design . Research procedures,on the other hand,are unique to the specific study being considered . Occasionally ,a research deliberately copies the procedures from another study.This kind of direct replication is relatively rare and usually is done only when there is some doubt that the two "identical"studies will produce the same results . Normally,each study has its own unique procedures.