Research Design and Survey Methods Quiz

Overview of Research Design and Survey Methods

• Research design is the plan for a research undertaking that should be suitable to achieve the aim and objectives of the research.
• Basic research designs include survey, design research, experiment, and case study, with the majority of research being applied in nature.
• Qualitative research is descriptive and focuses on understanding phenomena, while quantitative research is confirmatory and results in generalizable facts.
• Mixed research combines both qualitative and quantitative methods to establish perspectives and opinions before performing quantitative analysis.
• A survey is a process of designing and distributing questionnaires to participants to statistically analyze the collected data and reach conclusions.
• The findings of the study from the sample are used to generalize across a larger population, with patterns identified in the collected data.
• Researchers do not attempt to control conditions or manipulate variables in surveys, and the data can come from various sources.
• Longitudinal surveys involve collecting data over a long period of time, while cross-sectional surveys focus on data relevant to a specific period in time.
• Cross-sectional surveys are short and focus on one aspect of research, while longitudinal surveys can be trend, panel, or cohort.
• Trend surveys show how participants' opinions change over time, panel surveys collect data from the same sample over time, and cohort surveys select participants based on certain criteria.
• Exploratory surveys are used at the beginning of a research study to identify new recurring themes, while descriptive surveys are mainly quantitative in nature and pre-planned and structured in design.
• The literature review is a type of survey, and surveys can be conducted online or through project documentation, observations, journal publications, or interviews.