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What is the main concern of Pure/ Basic/ Fundamental research?
Which type of research aims at finding solutions for immediate problems facing society or industrial/business organizations?
What does Descriptive research focus on?
Which approach involves the generation of data in quantitative form for rigorous analysis?
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What is the primary focus of Exploratory research?
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What is the main purpose of research according to the text?
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Which type of research aims at explaining why events occur and testing theories?
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Which of the following is NOT a step in the research process based on the text?
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How is scientific research described in the text?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of research by Clifford Woody in the text?
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What distinguishes research as a scientific way of answering questions according to the text?
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In the context of research, what does 'generalization' refer to?
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What is the main characteristic of the Inferential Approach?
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Which type of research involves developing new concepts or enhancing existing concepts?
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What is a key feature of the Experimental Approach?
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Which type of research is focused on building models for understanding future conditions?
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What distinguishes Empirical Research from Conceptual Research?
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What defines a Thesis in the context of research?
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Study Notes
Types of Research Based on Application
- Pure/ Basic/ Fundamental Research: concerned with generalizations and formulation of a theory
- Applied/ Decisional Research: aims to find a solution for an immediate problem facing a society or an industrial/business organization
Types of Research Based on Objectives
- Descriptive Research: provides a description of the state of affairs as it exists at present, measures two variables, and understands the relationship between them
- Correlational Research: measures the relationship between two variables without influence from any extraneous variable
- Explanatory Research: explains why events occur, builds, elaborates, extends, or tests a theory
- Exploratory Research: finds a solution for a problem that has not been studied more clearly, intended to establish priorities, develop operational definitions, and improve the final research design
Types of Research Based on Inquiry Mode or Approach
- Quantitative Approach: involves the generation of data in quantitative form, which can be subjected to rigorous quantitative analysis in a formal and rigid fashion
- Qualitative Approach: concerned with subjective assessment of attitudes, opinions, and behavior, using techniques like focus group interviews, projective techniques, and depth interviews
Quantitative Approaches
- Inferential Approach: studies a sample of population to determine its characteristics, and infers that the population has the same characteristics
- Experimental Approach: characterised by much greater control over the research environment, manipulating variables to observe their effect on other variables
- Simulation Approach: involves the construction of an artificial environment to observe the dynamic behavior of a system under controlled conditions
Other Types of Research
- Conceptual Research: associated with theoretical ideas or presuppositions, used to develop new concepts or to better understand an existing concept in practice
- Empirical Research: relies on experience or observation alone, often without due regard for system and theory, data-based research, and coming up with conclusions that are capable of being verified by observation or experiment
Research Definitions
- Thesis: a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, a subject for a composition of essay, a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research
- Stephenson's Definition of Research: the manipulation of things, concepts, or symbols for the purpose of generalizing to extend, correct, or verify knowledge
- Research: the search for knowledge through objective and systematic methods of finding solutions to a problem, a scientific way of answering questions and testing hypotheses
- Clifford Woody's Definition of Research: defining and redefining problems, formulating hypotheses, collecting, organizing, and evaluating data, making deductions, and reaching conclusions, and carefully testing the conclusions to determine whether they fit the formulating hypothesis
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Description
Learn about the different types of research based on application (pure/basic/fundamental and applied/decisional) as well as based on objectives (descriptive and correlational). Expand your knowledge about research methodologies and classifications.
