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Research Process

Research, is a process of testing rather than proving and implies an objectivity that lets the data lead where they will. If research is defined as an attempt to solve a problem, it is implied that the researchers select certain directions into which they move. There may be several possible directions, which appear as yielding solution to a problem. The researchers can do one thing: they may go in each direction one by one and if they fail in one case, try the other direction. This is called trial-and-error way of solving the problem. This results in a great wastage of time and energy. Hypothesis of research is just the way of solving a problem, and an important tool of research. The scientific investigation of research process ...

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