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Meaning of Research
Search for knowledgeScientific and Systematicsearch for pertinentinformation on a specifictopicIt is an art of scientificinvestigationIt is a careful investigation or enquiry specially throughsearch for new facts in any branch of knowledgeInstinct of inquisitivenessMethod which a personemploys for obtaining theknowledge of whatever theunknown, can be termed asresearch
Definitions :Clifford Woody ±Research comprises defining andredefining problems, formulating hypothesis or suggestedsolutions; collecting, organising and evaluating data ;making deductions and reaching conclusions ; and at lastcarefully testing the conclusions to determine whether theyfit the formulated hypothesis.Research is thus, an original contribution to theexisting stock of knowledge making for its advancement
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bjectives of Research
To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or toachieve new insights into it -Exploratoryresearch
To portray accurately the characteristics of aparticular individual, situation or group -Descriptive research
To determine the frequency with whichsomething occurs or with which it is associatedwith something else ±Diagnostic research
To test a hypothesis of a causal relationshipbetween variables ±Hypothesis-testing research
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