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Characteristics 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.
- Employs hypothesis - sheeshable process
- 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.
- Thinking Scientifically
- Writing discipline specific research papers
- Wikipedia: Research
- Wikibooks: Research Methods
Bibliography
- Feigenbaum, Edward A.; McCorduck, Pamela (1983). The fifth generation: Artificial intelligence and Japan's computer challenge to the world . ISBN 978-0-201-11519-2 .
- Kendal, Simon; Creen, Malcolm (2006-10-04). An Introduction to Knowledge Engineering . ISBN 978-1-84628-475-5 .
- Russell, Stuart Jonathan; Norvig, Peter (1995). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach . ISBN 0-13-103805-2 .
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