Scientific Method and Research Criteria

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What are the three criteria that enable a process to be called 'research'?

Formality, rigorousness, and verifiability

Controlled empirical investigation, critical interpretation, and general validity

Wide application, professional knowledge advancement, and problem finding

Systematic observation, classification, and interpretation of data (correct)

According to Burns (1997), how does he define research?

A process in which nearly all people engage in the course of their daily lives

A controlled empirical and critical investigation of propositions about phenomena

An application of research methods and procedures in various disciplines

A systematic investigation to find answers to a problem (correct)

What is the main difference between day-to-day generalizations and conclusions recognized as scientific method?

Controlled empirical investigation and critical interpretation

Wide application in many disciplines by any qualified researchers

Degree of formality, rigorousness, verifiability, and general validity (correct)

Systematic observation, classification, and interpretation of data

In which disciplines can the application of research methods be viewed from four different perspectives?

Health, education, psychology, and social work Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean for conclusions to be empirical?

Drawn from real-life experiences or observations Signup and view all the answers

What is the main emphasis in a correlational study?

Discovering relationships between different aspects of a situation Signup and view all the answers

What is crucial to a research enquiry according to the text?

Implementing foolproof investigation procedures Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of applied research in the social sciences?

Collecting information about various aspects of a situation Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a feasibility study?

To explore areas about which the researcher has little or no knowledge Signup and view all the answers

How is a study classified as qualitative?

If the purpose of the study is to describe a situation, phenomenon, problem, or event Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a study is carried out using quantitative or qualitative methodologies?

The purpose of the study Signup and view all the answers

Why is neither qualitative nor quantitative research markedly superior to the other in all respects?

Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses Signup and view all the answers

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What are the three criteria that enable a process to be called 'research'?

According to Burns (1997), how does he define research?

What is the main difference between day-to-day generalizations and conclusions recognized as scientific method?

In which disciplines can the application of research methods be viewed from four different perspectives?

What does it mean for conclusions to be empirical?

What is the main emphasis in a correlational study?

What is crucial to a research enquiry according to the text?

What is the primary focus of applied research in the social sciences?

What is the purpose of a feasibility study?

How is a study classified as qualitative?

What determines whether a study is carried out using quantitative or qualitative methodologies?

Why is neither qualitative nor quantitative research markedly superior to the other in all respects?

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