RESEARCH METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STUDIES

Author: Dr. Avnesh Verma

Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. " It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or develop new theories. A research project may also be an expansion of past work in the field. Research projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic, or in the example of a school research project, they can be used to further a student's research prowess to prepare them for future jobs or reports. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, or the research and development ( R & D ) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences.

Contents: Introduction to Research, Research Design, Applied Statistics, Scientific Communication, Data Collection and Coding, Physical Measurement Processes, Behavioral Observations, and Archives, Surveys, Interviews and Tests, Experimental and Non-experimental Research Design, Technical Processes Sampling.

ISBN 9789385958199

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