Science Inquiry

Question 1

Define a research aim. (1M)

Answer 1

A broad statement indicating the general purpose or main goal of the research

Question 2

What is the purpose of a research question? (1M)

Answer 2

Help to guide the research process and provide a framework for data collection and analysis

Question 3

Describe the disadvantages of a non experimental research? (2m)

Answer 3

Data cannot be generalized to the population - data is not manipulated, hence cannot establish cause and effect

Question 4

Define a hypothesis and its purpose (2m)

Answer 4

A scientific statement based on the available information that can be tested by experimentation.
When appropriate, the statement expresses an expected relationship between the independent and dependent variables for observed phenomena.