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• Research begins with a question
• Everyday life experiences, individual curiosities, and random observations lead to questions
• You do research when you gather information to seek answers to your question
• The types of research are basic and applied research
• The purpose of basic research is to gain broader understanding of a particular problem or phenomenon
• The purpose of applied research is to find solutions to actual problems
• Outcome of basic research are new ideas, concepts, and theories that broaden understanding but may not be applicable in real life
• Outcome of applied research are new ideas and concepts that have direct real-life application
• Outcome of applied research are new ideas and concepts that have direct real-life application
• Basic research is mostly theoretical and is not directly applicable to real-life problems or concerns
• Applied research has obvious and immediate applications
• Basic research produces knowledge to understand the world better
• Applied research uses exisiting or available knowledge in the daily lives of people