detailed/precise study to discover new information to reach new understanding

comes from the word () meaning to travel thru/to survey

() - systematic patient study/investigation in fields of knowledge, to discover/establish facts/principles

() - systematic process of gathering data for the preservation of human life

- best known for his theory of multiple intelligence

Uses and Purposes ()
1. /produce new knowledge
2. and provides an answer

Purpose (in a capsule)
- to - find truth which is not yet part of the stream of knowledge
- to

research
- conveys numerical data
- uses graphs, groups, variables, scales to present data

Qualitative Research ()
- studies things in their (observed as it is)
- attempts to

characteristics of quantitative
1. gathered using more
2. based on that are representative of the population
3. can usually be , give its high reliability
- repeat studies to test if it still applies today
- change the population tho
4. has to which objective answers are sought
- research titles can be changed cus it's not definite until the study is done
5. before the data are collected
6. data are in the form of
7. can be used to concepts more widely, future results, or causal relationship

- can take different values for different subjects

types of variables:
- according to
- according to
- according to

according to values:
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according to relationship
- variable
- variable
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- descriptive data based on observations

- Desire to expand knowledge
- Curiosity Driven
- Intend to answer why, what, how questions
- Increase understanding of fundamental principles
- Does not have immediate commercial objectives
- It may not necessarily result in an invention or a solution to a particular problem

- New knowledge acquired has specific commercial objectives: products, procedures or services.
- Answer specific questions aimed at problem solving practical problems