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    Good research is characterized by systematically collecting and analyzing data to increase understanding of a phenomenon. It begins with a question or problem and follows specific procedures. High-quality research applies ethical standards, documents limitations, adequately analyzes data, and justifies conclusions. The steps of research include raising a question, suggesting hypotheses, reviewing literature, acquiring and analyzing data, interpreting results, and supporting or revising the hypotheses.

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    Good research is characterized by systematically collecting and analyzing data to increase understanding of a phenomenon. It begins with a question or problem and follows specific procedures. High-quality research applies ethical standards, documents limitations, adequately analyzes data, and justifies conclusions. The steps of research include raising a question, suggesting hypotheses, reviewing literature, acquiring and analyzing data, interpreting results, and supporting or revising the hypotheses.

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    Good research is characterized by systematically collecting and analyzing data to increase understanding of a phenomenon. It begins with a question or problem and follows specific procedures. High-quality research applies ethical standards, documents limitations, adequately analyzes data, and justifies conclusions. The steps of research include raising a question, suggesting hypotheses, reviewing literature, acquiring and analyzing data, interpreting results, and supporting or revising the hypotheses.

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    CHARACTERISTICS AND CRITERIA OF GOOD

    RESEARCH
    What Research Is

    Research is:

    “…the systematic process of


    collecting and analyzing information
    (data) in order to increase our
    understanding of the phenomenon
    about which we are concerned or
    interested.”
    Characteristics of Good research
    1. Originates with a question or problem.
    2. Requires clear articulation of a goal.
    3. Follows a specific plan or procedure.
    4. Often divides main problem into sub problems.
    5. Guided by specific problem, question, or hypothesis.
    6. Accepts certain critical assumptions.
    7. Requires collection and interpretation of data.
    8. Cyclical (helical) in nature.
    Research Projects
     Research begins with a problem.

     Identifying this problem can actually be the hardest


    part of research.
     In general, good research projects should:
    ◦ Address an important question.
    ◦ Advance knowledge.
    High-Quality Research

     Good research requires:


    ◦ Highly ethical standards be applied.
    ◦ All limitations be documented.
    ◦ Data be adequately analyzed and explained.
    ◦ All findings be presented unambiguously and all
    conclusions be justified by sufficient evidence.
    STEPS FOR MAKING A GOOD RESEARCH
     Raising a Question.
     Suggest Hypothesis.
     Literature Review.
     Literature Evaluation.
     Acquire Data.
     Data Analysis.
     Data Interpretation.
     Hypothesis Support.
    Step 1: A Question Is Raised

     A question occurs to or is posed to the researcher for


    which that researcher has no answer.
     The question needs to be converted to an
    appropriate problem statement like that
    documented in a research proposal.
    Step 2: Suggest Hypothesis
     The researcher generates intermediate hypotheses
    to describe a solution to the problem.
    ◦ This is at best a temporary solution since there is as yet no
    evidence to support either the acceptance or rejection of
    these hypothesis.
    Step 3: Literature Review
    The available literature is reviewed to determine if
    there is already a solution to the problem.
    ◦ Existing solutions do not always explain new observations.
    ◦ The existing solution might require some revision or even
    be discarded.
    Step 4: Literature Evaluation
     It’s possible that the literature review has yielded a
    solution to the proposed problem.

     On the other hand, if the literature review turns up


    nothing, then additional research activities are
    justified.
    Step 5: Acquire Data
     The researcher now begins to gather data relating to
    the research problem.

     The means of data acquisition will often change


    based on the type of the research problem.
    Step 6: Data Analysis
     The data that were gathered in the previous step are
    analyzed as a first step in ascertaining their meaning.
     As before, the analysis of the data does not
    constitute research.
    Step 7: Data Interpretation

     The researcher interprets the newly analyzed data


    and suggests a conclusion.
    ◦ This can be difficult.
    ◦ Keep in mind that data analysis that suggests a correlation
    between two variables can’t automatically be interpreted as
    suggesting causality between those variables.
    Step 8: Hypothesis Support
     The data will either support the hypotheses or they
    won’t.
    ◦ This may lead the researcher to cycle back to an earlier step
    in the process and begin again with a new hypothesis.
    ◦ This is one of the self-correcting mechanisms associated
    with the scientific method.
    Thank You…

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