Social science research is a broad term which can be loosely defined as the act of searching for both scientific and oral material of a particular topic with the specific intent of examining particular aspect in the society‚ bringing about understanding and new knowledge. In social science research there is precise synthesis of various researched data sources to give off information. In social science research there is an inherent tendency of getting information which is not entirely accurate hence
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The Scientific revolution began in the late Renaissance period and carried on through the whole 18th century. It began in Europe and influenced the way of nature and society. The Scientific Revolution was an emergence of modern science‚ which was enlightenment from the scientific ignorance of the Middle Ages. There were many achievements during this revolution‚ but the major ones included advances in medicine‚ astronomy‚ and chemistry. Scholars from all different fields made history-breaking achievements
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When looking at how science of the early modern period provided foundations for‚ and gave rise to modern science‚ many historians turn to the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. However‚ a major problem with many writings about historical science is that they have a tendency to divide historical figures into ’good guys’ fighting for truth‚ and ’bad guys’ who opposed these truths as a result of ignorance or bias. This kind of writing is known as Whiggish histories of science. Whig history
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Research Methods Experimental research is a type of research that is used in behavioral health. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two (or more) conditions. The fact that participates are randomly chosen gives the researcher a better knowledge of the differences that occur when between the groups after exposure to the conditions and can be inferred to be a result of the effects of the conditions (Straub‚ 2012). The actual description to experimental research is commonly used in sciences
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Quantitative Research Methods Quantitative means quantity which implies that there is something that can be counted. Quantitative research has been defined in many ways. It is the kind of research that involves the tallying‚ manipulation or systematic aggregation of quantities of data (Henning‚ 1986) John W. Creswell defined quantitative research as an inquiry into a social or human problem based on testing a theory composed a theory composed of variables‚ measured with numbers‚ and analysed with
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Evolution is one of the most misunderstood scientific theories by the average person. As a result‚ this topic is very controversial and has thousands of misconceptions‚ such as‚ that the theory of evolution is not compatible with religion and that evolution is just a theory. First‚ one must know the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law. A theory outside of science is usually defined as a hunch or a guess. However‚ a scientific theory is a well-tested explanation that joins
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to existing knowledge is called basic‚ fundamental‚ or pure research. *a. T b. F 4. Applied research is not scientific in nature. a. T *b. F 5. Fundamental research has little practical relevance. a. T *b. F 6. Managers with knowledge of research have an advantage over those without. *a. T b. F 7. Being knowledgeable about research and research methods helps professional managers to: a. Identify and effectively solve minor problems in the work setting. b. Know how
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Dissection is a scientific process in which scientists cut open a corpse of an animal or human and observe the anatomy of the animal. This is very very important to scientific understanding and advancement because it allows scientists to learn about the internal structure of humans and other animals‚ determine the cause of death for a specific organism‚ and show evolutionary relationships between different species. However‚ for dissection to be effective in showing scientists information‚ the scientists
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knowledge that conflict with his or her idea. His or her mind is free from any prejudice and is not biased. Here‚ an individual might accepts ideas from other person and consider these ideas as potentials than can help in doing any work or in solving scientific problems. Critical mindedness is an attitude of an individual that is willing to evaluate any evidence that is presented in order to support a certain conclusion; with this he or she observes the accuracy of any information. Here‚ an individual
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY. INOORERO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY : ROTICH BENARD KIPKEMOI BOC-008-0312/2007 DATA COLLECTION METHODS Methods of data collection. The term data means groups of information that represent the qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs‚ images‚ or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest
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