Raniel John V. Gutierrez Mrs.

Dearla Bitoon
11- Juran WEEK: 6
Practical Research

LEARNING TASK 2
Direction: Follow instructions below in doing this activity.

1. What makes the review of literature important in research?

It provides an overview of current knowledge, allowing you to identify relevant theories,
methods, and gaps in the existing research. Writing a literature review involves finding relevant
publications (such as books and journal articles), critically analyzing them, and explaining what
you found.

2. Do you think research is complete without a review of related literature? Why?

No, literature review is important because it describes how the proposed research is related to
prior research in statistics. It shows the originality and relevance of your research problem.
Specifically, your research is different from other statisticians. It justifies your proposed
methodology. Without a review of relevant literature, you don't know whether your research
findings are original, or whether what you find as not already been found by someone else. The
aim of research is to discover things that were not known before, whether boy uncovering new
data, or interpreting existing data in a new way.

3. Distinguish primary and secondary sources. Research for your own examples
and submit to your Practical Research 1 teacher.
Primary sources provide raw information and first-hand evidence. Examples include interview
transcripts, statistical data, and works of art. A primary source gives you direct access to the
subject of your research.
Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.
Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books. A secondary source describes,
interprets, or synthesizes primary sources.
Primary sources are more credible as evidence, but good research uses both primary and
secondary sources.