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This is similar to repeatability of any research, research instrument, tool or procedure. If a research yields similar results each time it is undertaken with similar subjects/participants and with similar methods and materials, you can say that the research is reliable. The more the results are similar, the more reliable it is |
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It refers to the suitability of the research instrument to the research problem or how accurately the instrument measures the problem. It determines the applicability of the research and strengthens the conclusions, assumptions or propositions as true or false. Some researchers claim that it is more important than reliability because it keeps the research on-track and defines concepts/variables clearly to avoid errors in measurement |
Validity |
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It is the degree to which the research process and instrument tools relate to each other. This means you must choose the right instruments that will elicit the data you are looking for. Choosing the best data collection tool improves the accuracy of research |
Accuracy |
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It is achieved when using the best sources of information and procedures in research. Using second-handed information lessens credibility because secondary data has been manipulated by many people. Secondary data can be used if the primary source is not available but basing a research completely on secondary data when primary data can be gathered is least credible. Thus, you must provide accurate references in the research to make your research credible |
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It is the extent to which research findings can be applied to larger population. When a researcher conducts a study he/she chooses a sample that represents a target population. If research findings can be applied to any sample from the population, the results of the research are said to be generalizable |
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It means the research is based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than by theory or pure logic. The research went through rigorous scientific methods and procedures. Each step has been tested for accuracy and is based on real life experiences. Quantitative research is easier to prove scientifically than qualitative research. In qualitative research biases and prejudice are easy to occur |
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No research can be conducted haphazardly. Each step must follow an orderly process that has been tested over a period of time and is appropriate for a specific type of research. |
Systematic |
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Many factors can affect an outcome. An single event is often a result of several factors. When a similar event is tested in research, due ti the broader nature of factors that effect that event, some factors are taken as controlled factors while others are tested for a possible effect. The controlled factors or variables should be controlled rigorously. In pure sciences, it is very easy to control such elements because experiments are conducted in the laboratory but in social sciences it is difficult to control these factors because of the dynamism and variability of factors that can affect the results of research. |
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It refers to the whole areas of research undertaken in a specific scientific discipline. |
A research field |
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It covers many topics that researchers can investigate in the context of a scientific discipline |
A research area |
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It is the broad subject matter addressed in a study |
A research topic |
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It is the issue being addressed. It helps in narrowing the topic down to something that is reasonable for conducting a study |
A research problem |
