We explain what research is, and why people tend to do it. Research methodologies and useful recommendations.
What is research?
Investigating is an innate attitude of human beings. It is a response to one of the basic functions of the brain of men and women, which is always curious, always asks questions and tries to solve problems.
Reason and concerns lead people to investigate different things: the word investigate always refers to the fact that the final objective of said action is to discover something hidden or concealed.
Research guidelines and methodologies
Some of the basic guidelines of research are order, genuine interest and taking advantage of the purpose for an improvement or advancement. It is important to always keep them in mind.
It starts with define a topic and area of researchwhich can be a branch of science, it can be a social or personal reason such as police or journalistic cases, or analytical and statistical studies that determine behaviors, behaviors or reports on very specific issues.
There is a work methodology which demands the use of a very schematic and orderly plan for collecting information, defining and delimiting the objectives, space-time context and tools to be used. On the other hand, the formulation of a hypothesis is important: generally it is an uncertain but presumed idea or concept, which will be revealed once the investigation is completed and will serve as a guide as a premise in the process.
The collection of different data and information must be hierarchical and contrasted, as well as confirmed with the different information sources that each researcher has. A revealing hidden camera or scientific testing in a laboratory are ways of establishing that what is thought is true for different researchers.
Another important point is the creation of a theoretical framework that supports the results obtained as a state of reality in the specific area of research. Another of the strong points of an investigation, although not decisive, is the publication of the results. In this way, it is possible to connect society with the fruits of exercise, which can serve man on different scales.
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