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Scientific research is a systematic process of gathering and studying data to provide explanations about nature and its properties. It makes practical applications possible. Research is funded by public and private groups and can be classified based on its academic discipline. Generally, scientific research involves observing a topic of interest, forming a testable hypothesis, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, and drawing conclusions to refine the hypothesis. This process advances scientific understanding and allows for real-world applications.

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Scientific research is a systematic process of gathering and studying data to provide explanations about nature and its properties. It makes practical applications possible. Research is funded by public and private groups and can be classified based on its academic discipline. Generally, scientific research involves observing a topic of interest, forming a testable hypothesis, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, and drawing conclusions to refine the hypothesis. This process advances scientific understanding and allows for real-world applications.

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Primary scientific research being carried out at the Microscopy Laboratory of the Idaho National Laboratory

Scientific research equipment at MIT

German maritime research vessel Sonne

Scientific research is a systematic way of gathering data and harnessing curiosity. This research
provides scientific information and theories for the explanation of the nature and the properties of the
world. It makes practical applications possible. Scientific research is funded by public authorities, by
charitable organizations and by private groups, including many companies. Scientific research can
be subdivided into different classifications according to their academic and application disciplines.
Scientific research is a widely used criterion for judging the standing of an academic institution, but
some argue that such is an inaccurate assessment of the institution, because the quality of research
does not tell about the quality of teaching (these do not necessarily correlate). [11]
Generally, research is understood to follow a certain structural process. Though step order may vary
depending on the subject matter and researcher, the following steps are usually part of most formal
research, both basic and applied:

1. Observations and formation of the topic: Consists of the subject area of one's
interest and following that subject area to conduct subject-related research. The
subject area should not be randomly chosen since it requires reading a vast amount
of literature on the topic to determine the gap in the literature the researcher intends
to narrow. A keen interest in the chosen subject area is advisable. The research will
have to be justified by linking its importance to already existing knowledge about the
topic.
2. Hypothesis: A testable prediction which designates the relationship between two or
more variables.
3. Conceptual definition: Description of a concept by relating it to other concepts.
4. Operational definition: Details in regards to defining the variables and how they will
be measured/assessed in the study.
5. Gathering of data: Consists of identifying a population and selecting samples,
gathering information from or about these samples by using specific research
instruments. The instruments used for data collection must be valid and reliable.
6. Analysis of data: Involves breaking down the individual pieces of data to draw
conclusions about it.
7. Data Interpretation: This can be represented through tables, figures, and pictures,
and then described in words.
8. Test, revising of hypothesis
9. Conclusion, reiteration if necessary

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