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Research may be defined as a careful, systematic and patient investigation undertaken to discover facts and or relationship.
Research has important characteristics such as-
1. Research is a process, meaning that it goes through steps.
2. It is intended to solve a problem, this means that without any problem to be solved, and then there is no need for research.
3. It should be thorough which means that it involves a deep inquiry.
4. It is careful meaning that it should be given attention.
5. It is systematic meaning that it should follow logical steps.
6. It is patient meaning that it may take long time.
7. It is intended to discover facts if it is qualitative and to discover relationship if it is quantitative.
8. It is controlled which means that research has limited coverage or scope, it has boundaries which can be in terms of time, context, respondents e.g. choose a small area so that you can be thorough.
9. Empirical, meaning that data or evidence based in the information must be done according to results.
NatalieR answered the question on June 6, 2022 at 06:55