Scientific research may be defined as a systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relations among observed phenomena. This definition contains the basic terms necessary in defining the method of scientific research, and describes a procedure that has been accepted for centuries. However, regardless of its origin, all research begins with a basic question or proposition about a specific phenomenon. For example: Why do viewers select one television program over another?
Scallops come from sandy or muddy bottoms of most seas and oceans.
Scallops are bivalve mollusksâlike oysters and musselsâwith two shells that hinge together and meaty deliciousness inside. Some scallops attach themselves to rocks, but most of the ones harvested and sold move about the sea by snapping their shells together, which develops a muscle called the eye, a pale, sweet-flavored muscle that is sold, served, and eaten.