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Classification Of Research Flashcards

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What is basic Research

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Basic Research is a research aimed to add to existing knowledge,and it leads to generalisation, principles and the development of theories thereby extending the frontiers of knowledge. It may not have practical applications but will be useful in the future.

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What is applied research

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Applied research is a scientific study that seeks to solve practical problems or used to find solutions to everyday problems

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What are the sub divisions of applied research

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Action research
Evaluation research
Market research
Research and development
Investigative research

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What is action research

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Action research involves providing solutions to a local problem. It involves developing skill and finding answers to solve problems of current concern

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What is evaluation research

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Evaluation research is research aimed at assessing programmes and services with a view to improving their efficiency by making necessary visions or modifications.

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What is Market Research?

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Market research is the systematic and objective search for, and analysis of of information relevant to the identification and solution to problems associated with Marketing of products and services.

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Investigative research

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Used by researchers, including journalists, social scientists and others that is intended to unearth secret, hidden or obscure information that can build a more comprehensive picture of the issue under investigation.

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Conceptual research

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Conceptual research involves some abstract ideas and theories especially the use of logic, reasoning, intelligence and intuitions by researchers, philosophers and thinkers to develop new concepts or interprete existing ones.

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Is conceptual research subjective or objective

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Subjective

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What are the procedures for research framework

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  1. Choose the topic for your research
  2. Collect relevant in literature
  3. Identify specific variables
  4. Generate the framework
  5. Conceptual model
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Empirical research

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This is data-based research which involves formulating research questions and testing Hypothesis, and arriving at facts that can be verifiable experiment or observation.

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What is qualitative research

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A research study that makes use of data genetics through interviews, observations, documentary sources, audio and visual materials along others

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Quantitative research

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Data is expressed in numerical values which usually involves hypothetical formulation and testing in order to arrive at statements of theory and valid conclusions.

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Quantitative data are analysed using either

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Descriptive or inferential statistics

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Experimental research

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This both quantitative and qualitative. It is mostly used to study cause and effects relationships between and among variables on a studied subject .

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Analytical research

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This type of research uses facts and information already available, such as documents and records , analyse, and then make a critical evaluation of the material.

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Bibliometrics

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Bibliometrics is formally known as statistical bibliography, it is related to both scientometrics(study of the quantitative aspects of science as a discipline or economic activity) and informetrics(study of the quantitative aspects of information in any form).

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Pritchard(1969) defined bibliometrics as

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Applications of mathematics and statistical methods to book and other media of information.

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Citation analysis

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This is an aspect of bibliometrics.
This is the analysis of references listed at the end of a document.

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What are the 3 major citation analysis tools

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Google scholar
Web of science(Wos)
Scopes

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Altemetrics

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Is the creation and study of new metric based on the social web for analysis and informing scholarship.
Altemetrics is a developing field that seeks to supplement the traditional forms of citation.

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Content analysis

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This is a technique for making inferences by objectively and systematically identifying specified characteristics of documents.

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Descriptive research

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Uses descriptions, classifications, measurements and comparison to describe what phenomena are.

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Descriptive research includes

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Survey
Correlational
Case studies
Causal-comparative
Historical
Longitudinal
Cross sectional

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Survey research

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Involves systematic collection of data or information about the opinions, attitudes and behaviour of individuals on a particular social problem and the consensus of opinion is expected to provide solution to the identified problem.

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Correlational research

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Determines whether and to what degree or level, a relationship or association exist between two or more random variables that are statistically independent. It investigates the relationship between or among variables and also express the strength and direction of the relatonship

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Case study research

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Involves the study of a social unit that is through in-depth, comprehensive and largely exploratory, but it is not possible to generalise the findings.

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Causal-comparative research

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Also known as EX-POST FACTO RESEARCH.
This is a research conducted to find causes or events or conditions that are already occurred.
In other words , a research study in which a researcher attempts to conduct experimental study and in the process he or she will nor be able to directly manipulate the independent variables, is known as EX-POST FACTO research

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Historical Research

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This is a systematic and objective location evaluation and synthesis of evidence in order to establish facts and draw conclusions about past events and occurrence of the present events and predicts that of the future

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Developmental Research

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This is a type of descriptive study which involves an investigation of patterns and sequence of growth or changes that takes place with time

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Developmental research is divided into

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Longitudinal research
Cross-sectional research

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Longitudinal Research

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In this approach, the researcher follows the same group of subject over a period of time.

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