Answer:
1. Research is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data; documentation of critical information; and analysis and interpretation of that data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific professional fields and academic disciplines.
2. Inquiry is an approach to learning that involves a process of exploring the natural or material world, and that leads to asking questions, making discoveries, and testing those discoveries in the search for new understanding.
3. In brief, an inquiry is a process of finding answers to questions and may involve different procedures, epically according to disciplines. Research, on the other hand, is the formal and systematic investigation and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
4. Research empowers us with knowledge
We get to know the way of nature, and how our actions affect it. We gain a deeper understanding of people, and why they do the things they do. Best of all, we get to enrich our lives with the latest knowledge of health, nutrition, technology, and business, among others.
5. The main purposes of research are to inform action, gather evidence for theories, and contribute to developing knowledge in a field of study.
Sana po makatulong.
God Bless po.
