Geography 2210A/B Lecture 1: Spatial analysis week 1
14 Dec 2017
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The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions: a way to find answers to problems. Is being undertaken within a framework of a set of philosophies. E. g. , participatory; qualitative; quantitative discipline dependent: uses procedures, methods and techniques that have been tested for their validity and reliability. Controlled: minimize the effects of factors not being studied. Rigorous: methods are relevant, appropriate and justified. Systematic: procedures follow a specific and logical sequence. Valid and verifiable: conclusions are correct and can be verified. Types of research: application, pure - directed towards gaining knowledge of fundamental phenomena, applied directed towards using basic knowledge to addressing to a problem, inquiry mode. Structured approach objectives and methods set in advance. Suited to describing the extent of a problem. Qualitative: unstructured approach flexibility in objectives and methods. Suited to describing the nature of a problem. 3 key stages: deciding what to research.
