why is research superior to other ways of knowing such as hunches or guesses. give examples.

textbooks – reference

Royse, D.  (2020). Research Methods in Social Work.  (8th Edition).  Pacific Grove, CA:  Brooks/Cole. Galvan, J.L. & Galvan, M. C. (2017). 

Writing Literature Reviews:  A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. (7th Ed.) New York, NY:  Routledge.