There Is No Hope of Doing Perfect Research
There is no Hope of Doing Perfect Research (Griffiths, 1998, p97).
In 1998, the statement that there is no hope of doing perfect research (Griffiths 97) has encountered a series of arguments over the years. Before going into details on the subject, there is the need to understand the phrase. There are three key terms in the phrase: hope, perfect, research. According to oxford dictionary, “hope” is a feeling of anticipation and wish that something happens; “perfect” means having all the required elements or qualities, and “research” is the study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and make new assumptions. Thus, in the context of use by Griffiths, it is not possible to obtain a research that fully satisfies all the qualities.
There are always some limitations and restrains hindering the process of research. Therefore, is not possible to obtain perfect research. Research activities use different methodologies consisting of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the problem. Quantitative analysis involves taking samples for conducting research. During sampling, taking too large or too small samples may give incorrect results. Furthermore, there are random errors resulting from the sampling process, and since the research generalizes the entire population from which the sample comes, there is no possibility of obtaining perfect results. Any experimental research, which involves measurements, contains systematic errors due to the difference between the measured values and actual values. Also, when conducting research on a subject, people may have different opinions depending upon their experiences. The opinions held by individual researchers may change from time to time which make the results of a research unreliable and flawed.
It is difficult to undertake perfect research due to the limitations of the physical world. There is a collection of materials which take several forms and chemical composition. The real world contains forces which
In 1998, the statement that there is no hope of doing perfect research (Griffiths 97) has encountered a series of arguments over the years. Before going into details on the subject, there is the need to understand the phrase. There are three key terms in the phrase: hope, perfect, research. According to oxford dictionary, “hope” is a feeling of anticipation and wish that something happens; “perfect” means having all the required elements or qualities, and “research” is the study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and make new assumptions. Thus, in the context of use by Griffiths, it is not possible to obtain a research that fully satisfies all the qualities.
There are always some limitations and restrains hindering the process of research. Therefore, is not possible to obtain perfect research. Research activities use different methodologies consisting of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the problem. Quantitative analysis involves taking samples for conducting research. During sampling, taking too large or too small samples may give incorrect results. Furthermore, there are random errors resulting from the sampling process, and since the research generalizes the entire population from which the sample comes, there is no possibility of obtaining perfect results. Any experimental research, which involves measurements, contains systematic errors due to the difference between the measured values and actual values. Also, when conducting research on a subject, people may have different opinions depending upon their experiences. The opinions held by individual researchers may change from time to time which make the results of a research unreliable and flawed.
It is difficult to undertake perfect research due to the limitations of the physical world. There is a collection of materials which take several forms and chemical composition. The real world contains forces which