Lesson 3

DIFFERENT TYPES OF
RESEARCH
ALAN SARSONAS
ABERILLA

RESEARCH – “RE” – MEANS AGAIN AND AGAIN
“SEARCH” – MEANS TO FIND OUT
SOMETHING
Research is collecting, organizing, evaluating and
interpreting of data.
The systematic approach concerning
generalization and the formulation of theory is also
research.
 Discovery of new ideas and increase existing
knowledge.

TYPES OF RESEARCH
There are different types of research based on
different aspects as follows:
 Purpose
 Process
 Outcome

 According to Purpose:
 Descriptive Research
 Analytical Research
 Exploratory Research
 Predictive Research

Descriptive Research
 It includes fact-finding inquiries of different kinds such as
what, why, when, who, how and all.
 The main aim of this research is description of the
characteristics of a phenomena at present.
 This research has no control over the variable only have to
report what is happening or what has happened.
 For description researchers use frequencies, averages and
other statistical calculations.
The methods used by this researchers involves survey method
of all kind including comparative and correlational method.
The periodic table categories the elements is an example of
descriptive research.

Analytical Research
 This research mainly carrying out analysis on a phenomena
and which involves secondary data.
 The aim of this research is to understand phenomena by
discovering and measuring casual relations among them.
 Here the researcher use facts or information’s readily available
to them in order to analyze to make a critical evaluation of the
context.
 It works within the constraints variables. It also tries to explain
existing state of affairs from available data.
How can the absentee rate among employees be reduced? It is
an example of analytical research.

Exploratory Research
 An exploratory design is conducted about a research problem
when there are few or no earlier studies to refer to.
 The focus is on gaining insights and familiarity for later
investigation or undertaken when problem are in a preliminary
stage of investigation.
 Gathers preliminary information that will help to define a
problem and suggest a hypothesis.
 It commonly use unstructured interview.
 It involved generation of new ideas and assumption,
development of tentative theories or hypothesis but conclusions
cannot be drawn even though it provide direction for future
research and techniques.

Predictive Research
 It studies determine the frequency with which something
occurs or its association with something else.
 In diagnostic research, the researchers must be able to define
clearly, what he wants to measure and must find adequate
method for measuring t along with clear cut definition of
‘population’ he wants to study.
Statistical tools used in this research design includes
regression, linear regression and logistic regression.
 The major areas in which predictive/diagnostics research
design used include business, marketing, clinical setting,
government agency and all.

Exploratory Research
 An exploratory design is conducted about a research problem
when there are few or no earlier studies to refer to.
 The focus is on gaining insights and familiarity for later
investigation or undertaken when problem are in a preliminary
stage of investigation.
 Gathers preliminary information that will help to define a
problem and suggest a hypothesis.
 It commonly use unstructured interview.
 It involved generation of a new ideas and assumption,
development of tentative theories or hypothesis but conclusions
cannot be drawn even though it provide direction for future
research and techniques.

 According to Process:
 Qualitative Research
 Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research
 It is handled with qualitative phenomena that involves quality
or kind.
 The research designed to find out how people feel or what
people often think are coming under this research (emotions,
feelings, words).
 It is important in behavioral science.
 Its aim is to discover the underlying motives of human
behavior through detailed description.
 The data is in the form of words, pictures or objects and all.

Quantitative Research
 This research is based on the measurement of quantity or
amount (numbers and figures).
 It can only be expressed in terms of quantity.
 Researcher use tools such as questionnaire or equipment to
collect data and all aspects of the study are carefully designated
before data is collected.
 Here data is in the form of numbers or statistics and this data
is more efficient and able to test.

 According to Outcome:
 Applied or Action Research
 Fundamental or Basic or Pure Research

Applied Research
 It is defined as a research which is used to answer a specific
question, solve a specific problem or to gain better
understanding.
 It is also known as action research.
 It aims at finding solution for an immediate problem facing in
society or an organization through systematic inquiry involving
practical application of science, based on the level and type of
involvement researcher can differ this research based on the
scope of work.
 It is designed to solve problem of modern world that can
acquire knowledge. The main goal of applied scientist is to
improve the human condition fro example treat or cure a
specific disease.

Fundamental or Basic or Pure Research
 This research is concerned with generalization and
formulation of theory.
 It is done for the intellectual pleasure on learning and it has
no commercial value attached to the discoveries that result
from basic research.
 This type of research has limited direct applications but in
which researcher has careful control over the research setting.
 It involves collection and analysis of data to develop or
enhances theory and have an understanding of theoretical
relationship between variables.

Some other types of Research
 One Time Research / Longitudinal Research
In this research one group have to studied for long time and it studies different stages
in an individual’s life and all.
 Field Setting Research / Laboratory Research / Simulation Research
This research is depending upon the environment take into consider for research.
 Clinical Research
This type of research follows case study method and have an in-depth approach in
order to study causal relationships.
 Historical Research
Researcher utilizes like historical sources like documents, events and all in order to
understand past, point of time, etc.
 Conceptual Research
This research is completely based on some abstract ideas or theory.
 Empirical Research
It is completely based on experiences or observations.

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