Features of Research

• Empirical - based on observations and experimentation
• Systematic - follows orderly and sequential procedure.
• Controlled all variables except those that are tested/experimented upon are kept constant
• Analytical - There is critical analysis of all data used so that there is no error in their interpretation
• Objective, Unbiased, & Logical - all findings are logically based on empirical.
• Employs quantitative or statistical methods - data are transformed into numerical measures and are treated statistically.