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What is experimental design?
First, let’s clarify what is and what is not experimental design. Experimental research refers to an investigative approach which planfully uses manipulation and controlled testing to understand causal processes. Generally, one or more independent variables are manipulated to determine their…
what are the types of background research in a thesis?
This question focuses on how to present data from prior, similar investigations. The foundation of an article’s results derives entirely from the focus of prior research. Please allow me here emphatically to urge you to act always to ensure that…
Can researchers be objective? If yes, why do you think so?
Q: Can researchers be objective? If yes, why do you think so? Let’s first clarify several principles that guide an answer to this important question. A procedure or outcome is objective only when its truth or reality conditions are met without bias being…
What are the possible problems that may be encountered in Qualitative Research?
Qualitative Research is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied varieties of investigation in science. Often, researchers label as ‘qualitative’ their observational reporting which was not organized to investigate an hypothesis or provide an interpretation using statistics. All too frequently, researchers…
