Types Of Research

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Types of Research

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1. Descriptive Research
2. Analytical Research
3. Fundamental Research
4. Applied Research
5. Quantitative Research
6. Qualitative Research
7. Empirical Research

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This type of research includes surveys and fact-finding inquiries of different kinds.

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Descriptive Research

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The major purpose of this research is a description of the state of affairs as it exists at present.

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Descriptive Research

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This research’s main characteristics is that the research has no control over the variables, he can only report what has happened or what is happening.

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Descriptive Research

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This research has used to facts or information already available and analyze these to make a critical evaluation of the material.

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Analytical Research

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This research aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem facing a society or an industrial/business organization. Facing a concrete social or business problem is an example of this type of research.

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Applied Research

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Examples of this research is to identify social, economic, or political trends that may affect a particular institution or copy research or marketing research or evaluation research.

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Applied Research

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This research is mainly concerned with generalizations and with the formulation of a theory.

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Fundamental Research

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Example of this research are concerning some natural phenomenon or relating to pure mathematics.

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Fundamental Research

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Similarity research studies concerning human behavior carried on with a view to making generalizations about human behavior are also examples of this research.

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Fundamental Research

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This research is based on the measurement of quantity or amount. It is applicable to phenomena that can be expressed in terms of quantity.

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Quantitative Research

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This research is concerned with qualitative phenomenon i.e. phenomena relating to or involving quality or kind.

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Qualitative Research

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This type of research aimed at discovering the underlying motives and desires, using a depth interview for the purpose.

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Qualitative Research

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This research is especially important in behavioral science where the aim is to discover the underlying motives of human behavior.

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Qualitative Research

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This research realizes on experience or observation alone, often without due regard for system and theory.

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Empirical Research

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It is data-based research, coming up with conclusions that are capable of being verified by observation or experiment. In such research, the researcher must first provide himself with a working hypothesis or guess as to the probable results.

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Empirical Research

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This research is related to some abstract ideas or theories. It is generally used by philosophers and thinkers to develop new concepts or to reinterpret existing ones.

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Conceptual Research

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Purpose of this research is to answer “How many/much?” question.

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Quantitative Research

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Data type of this research is Number/Statistical result.

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Quantitative Research

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Approach of this research is to measure and test.

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Quantitative Research

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Analysis of this research is statistical analysis.

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Quantitative Research

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Purpose of this research is to answer “Why?” question.

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Qualitative Research

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Data type of this research are observation, symbol, word, etc.

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Qualitative Research

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Approach of this research is to observe and interpret.

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Qualitative Research

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Analysis of this research is grouping of common data/non-statistical analysis.

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Qualitative Research

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This data is non-numerical data, such as text, video, photographs, or audio recordings. This type of data can be collected using diary accounts or in-depth interviews and analyzed using grounded theory or thematic analysis.

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Qualitative data

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Examples of Qualitative Methods

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- Diary accounts - In-depth interviews - Documents - Focus Groups - Case Study Research - Ethnography

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Examples of Qualitative Data:

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1. Interview transcripts 2. Observations 3. Unstructured interviews 4. Diaries or Journals

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This research involves the process of objectively collecting and analyzing numerical data to describe, predict, or control variables of interest.

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Quantitative research

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Examples of Quantitative Methods:

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- controlled observations - questionnaires

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They play a crucial role in research as they provide a conceptual foundation and structure for understanding and interpreting the phenomena under investigation.

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Theoretical frameworks

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They serve as the backbone of research studies, guiding researchers in the formulation of research questions, the development of hypotheses, the selection of research methods, and the interpretation of findings.

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Theoretical frameworks