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It is commonly referred to as contractual research or scientific method of inquiry because it involves the practical application of scientific methods to everyday problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When doing applied research, the researcher must take extra care to identify a particular problem, develop a research hypothesis, and go ahead to test them via an <a href=\"http:https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\/glossary\/s\/science-experiment-for-kids\/\">experiment<\/a>. In many cases, this research approach makes use of empirical methods to solve practical problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applied research is sometimes considered a non-systematic inquiry because of its direct approach to finding a solution to a problem. 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