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What are the three criteria that enable a process to be called 'research'?
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?
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?
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?
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 does it mean for conclusions to be empirical?
What is the main emphasis in a correlational study?
What is the main emphasis in a correlational study?
What is crucial to a research enquiry according to the text?
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 primary focus of applied research in the social sciences?
What is the purpose of a feasibility study?
What is the purpose of a feasibility study?
How is a study classified as qualitative?
How is a study classified as qualitative?
What determines whether a study is carried out using quantitative or qualitative methodologies?
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?
Why is neither qualitative nor quantitative research markedly superior to the other in all respects?
