8 Characteristics of Scientific Research
1. Purposiveness: Why are we doing the
research?
2. Rigor: Detailed, careful and complete
3. Testability: The ability to test a theory
4. Replicability: Will I get the same results if I run
this study again? 5. Precision and confidence: How accurate are we?
What is the probability we are correct?
6. Objectivity: Free from bias
7. Generalizability: Useful to a wider population
8. Parsimony: Simplicity; 80/20 rule (80% of the results
can be explained by 20% of the variables)