The general purpose of science is to describe and explain phenomena. Scientific knowledge comes from a systematic formulation of a problem, observation and data collection and interpretation of research results. Theoretical assumptions and concepts are used to choose variables, procedures and research goals. Often hypotheses are tested that are derived from theories. Testing hypotheses is valuable because knowledge is then obtained in a systematic manner. When finished, a study does not prove that a hypothesis is true or false but it does offer evidence in favour or against the hypothesis. If a hypothesis is not supported, this can lead to an adjustment of the underlying theory. Research participantsResearchers often try to make statements about their entire population of interest. Because it is not possible to examine everyone in a population, a representative sample is used. Representativeness can be achieved through random selection: every person from the population has an equal chance of being selected. Sometimes certain groups of people are systematically excluded from selection. But even though it’s handy, trying to get a true random sample is not always feasible because it is impossible to draw a random sample of, for example, all children with intellectual disabilities. However, there are ways to approach representativeness. The extent to which this is successful influences the interpretation of the research findings.Research into...
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