Nature and Inquiry of Research

Question 1

Why is Research Science?

Answer 1

Because it follows a systematic procedure.

Question 2

Science?

Answer 2

A procedural and systematic approach in gaining new knowledge by making thorough observations and using controlled and precise methods.

Question 3

Knowledge is gained through direct observation and experimentation. Only those data derived from scientific procedures are considered factual?

Answer 3

Empirical approach

Question 4

Your awareness of your environment constitutes your ideas. But if you rely on your awareness alone, it results in information bias, decreasing the validity of your findings.

Answer 4

Observation

Question 5

knowledge comes from inquiries that are answerable. Questions must be answered through scientific investigation and must generate tangible proof.

Answer 5

Inquiry

Question 6

An educated guess, or ?, is an attempt to explain a phenomena. Once formulated, it should help you formulate a prediction. Therefore, it must be testable for analysis and interpretation.

Answer 6

Hypotheses

Question 7

the given hypothesis should assure testability in a crafted condition for the accuracy and reliability of results.

Answer 7

Experiments

Question 8

for findings to be reliable, the data gathered are subjected for analysis through statistical methods.

Answer 8

Analyses

Question 9

The process of making inferences involves concrete data to rule out opinions.

Answer 9

Conclusion

Question 10

This means doing the same study once again to a different set of participants to test the soundness of the obtained results.

Answer 10

Replication

Question 11

This refers to the way in which the phenomena being studied is defined, classified, and categorized. The goal of describing is to provide essential information.

Answer 11

Description

Question 12

It entails stating the possible consequences of present events based on existing knowledge of something else. The purpose of ? is to control one’s action and behavior through careful planning derived from a given set of information

Answer 12

Prediction

Question 13

This is the process of analyzing information to find out the causes behind phenomena. To understand and explain data, a relationship between events must already be established: one should cause the effect to the other; and other explanation of causality between theme must be ruled out.

Answer 13

Understanding/Explanation

Question 14

Constructs

Answer 14

Are mental abstractions derived from the combination of concepts, or your mental representation of the world around you.

Question 15

Variables

Answer 15

Are constructs that can be understood differently because of their differences in values.

Question 16

Independent variables

Answer 16

Are manipulated variables that cause a change in anther variable. U