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What is the purpose of a research design?
What is the purpose of a research design?
- To summarize existing literature and identify gaps
- To provide a plan and structure for obtaining answers to research questions (correct)
- To explain the research methodology and paradigm
- To explore a subject in an attempt to gain further insight
When is exploratory research design format useful?
When is exploratory research design format useful?
- When planning for investigation and obtaining empirical evidence
- When there is no clearly defined problem to study (correct)
- When summarizing existing literature
- When explaining the research methodology and paradigm
What does longitudinal design in research refer to?
What does longitudinal design in research refer to?
- A less structured type of research design
- A type of exploratory research design
- A research design that involves data collection over a long period of time (correct)
- A design that provides logical answers to research questions
What is the key characteristic of conclusive research design?
What is the key characteristic of conclusive research design?
What type of research design aims to describe a research topic and can be cross-sectional or longitudinal?
What type of research design aims to describe a research topic and can be cross-sectional or longitudinal?
What does longitudinal research design involve?
What does longitudinal research design involve?
What is the primary focus of causal research design?
What is the primary focus of causal research design?
What distinguishes qualitative research from quantitative research?
What distinguishes qualitative research from quantitative research?
In which disciplines is qualitative research commonly used?
In which disciplines is qualitative research commonly used?
What does cross-sectional research design involve?
What does cross-sectional research design involve?
What does experimental research design use?
What does experimental research design use?
What is the focus of conclusive research design?
What is the focus of conclusive research design?
What does simulation research involve?
What does simulation research involve?
What are the methodological paradigms that research designs are based on?
What are the methodological paradigms that research designs are based on?
What type of questions does qualitative research seek to answer?
What type of questions does qualitative research seek to answer?
In which sciences is quantitative research commonly used?
In which sciences is quantitative research commonly used?
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Types of Research Designs and their Characteristics
- Conclusive research is quantitative and uses primary and secondary sources
- Descriptive research design aims to describe a research topic and can be cross-sectional or longitudinal
- Cross-sectional research design observes multiple individuals at the same time
- Longitudinal research design observes the same sample repeatedly over a period
- Causal research design attempts to identify relationships between variables
- Experimental research design uses scientific elements like research hypothesis and variables
- Simulation research involves creating a model of an authentic phenomenon
- Research designs are based on methodological paradigms: quantitative and qualitative
- Quantitative research uses numbers and is objective, while qualitative research uses narratives and is subjective
- Qualitative research is used for humanities and social sciences and answers "why" and "how" questions
- Quantitative research is used in natural and social sciences and explores rate, frequency, cause-effect relation, and correlation
- Research design considerations include methods, data sources, and variables/concepts
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