Major Building Blocks of Scientific Study

Running Head : BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY

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Introduction

Scientific study cuts across all fields and is important in determining present and possible future trends in social , economical and political issues . Such determination is important for individual , corporate and governmental planning of resources and activities , for example in relation to time . In business , scientific study has been utilized in the determination of marketing trends through market research , costing labor and financial planning and management . Modern business organizations utilize

scientific studies for decision-making over a wide range of issues . In fact , owing to the rapidity of the changes in the world today , the traditional type of business decision-making which was driven by experience and hunch has become obsolete according to (Murdick Cooper , 1982 cited in Duane ) and that many variables interact and correlate in a more complex manner . The quality of scientific study is therefore of importance to ensure that the above is met effectively and satisfactory

Scientific study and building blocks

Scientific study is driven by the need to search or establish truth status or condition , and a number of things including observation facts , concepts , constructs , definitions , variables , research problem laws , hypothesis , theories , and models among others are therefore involved . Theories are used to modify , unify , criticize and interpret unanticipated data in their formulation (Kaplan , 1964 Duane . Whereas theories aid in explaining and predicting the phenomena of interest they must be converted into a model representation by using physical analogs and symbols...