Draft:Outline of research
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to research:
Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion of past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole.
What type of thing is research?
[edit | edit source]Research can be described as all of the following:
- A form of knowledge acquisition
- A form of inquiry
Branches of research
[edit | edit source]History of research
[edit | edit source]- Main article: History of research
Research ethics
[edit | edit source]General research concepts
[edit | edit source]Research scholars
[edit | edit source]Research lists
[edit | edit source]- Main article: List of research topics
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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