research principles

• Research is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
• Qualitative research focuses on understanding human experiences through non-numerical data such as interviews, observations, and documents.
• Scientific method involves observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and conclusion drawing.
• The purpose of research is to discover or verify general truths, laws, theories, etc., by means of scientific methods.
• There are different types of research methods such as qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, experimental, observational, case studies, surveys, interviews, focus groups, secondary data analysis, action research, ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology, discourse analysis, content analysis, meta-analysis, and literature review.
• There are different types of research methods such as qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, experimental, observational, case studies, surveys, interviews, focus groups, secondary data analysis, action research, ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology, content analysis, discourse analysis, meta-analysis, and literature review.
• Confidentiality means that any information provided by a person is kept private and not shared with others.
• The purpose of research is to gain knowledge, understanding or insight about something.
• Anonymity means that no information linked to a person's identity is collected or reported.