How to Conduct Different Types of Research

Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:02
Posted in category Academic Reviews

write researchResearch refers to a human activity based on intellectual investigation and is aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising human knowledge on various aspects of the world. It can be a scientific one with the application of scientific methods, or a historical one with historical methods embodied.

There are basically two types of research process.
1. Scientific research
To do a scientific research, there are 8 steps to take.
1 ) Formation of the topic
2 ) Hypothesis
3 ) Conceptual definition
4 ) Operational definition
5 ) Gathering data
6 ) Analysis of data
7 ) Test, revising of hypothesis
8 ) Conclusion, iteration if necessary

2. Historical research
6 steps are involved in conducting a historical research.
1 ) Identify origin data
2 ) Evidence of location
3 ) Recognition of authorship
4 ) Analysis of data
5 ) Identification of integrity
6 ) Attribution of credibility

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