PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

Name: Samantha Cristie G. Kojima Date: January 30, 2022

Strand and Section: STEM 11-C

Types of Research

Quantitative Research

 Quantitative research delves into phenomena through quantitative data collection using
statistical, mathematical and computer-aided tools to measure them. “Conducting a
computer simulation on vehicle strike impacts to collect quantitative data” is an example of it.

Qualitative Research

 This method is commonly used in social sciences to collect, compare and analyze
information. Qualitative method has a linguistic-semiotic basis, and is used in techniques
such as discourse analysis, interviews, surveys, and participant observations.

Theoretical Research

 Also known as basic research that focuses on generating knowledge, regardless of its
practical application. In this research, data collection is used to generate new general
concepts for a better understanding of a particular field.

Inductive Research

 It involves the search for patterns from observation and the development of explanations for
those patterns through a series of hypotheses. It is based on the collection of specific data to
develop new theories.

Explanatory Research

 It is the most common type of research method and is responsible for establishing cause-
and-effect relationships that allow generalizations to be extended to similar realities. For
instance, investigating the behavior of a specific material when under compressive load.

Classification Research
  This type of research identifies and classifies individual elements of a group into larger
groups or subgroups. To illustrate, biologists research animals and place them in defined
categories based on shared characteristics.

Exploratory Research

 Exploratory research is designed to examine what is already known about a topic and what
additional information may be relevant. Usually, this applies to lesser known issues and
phenomena.

Applied Research

 It is designed to identify solutions to specific problems or find answers to specific questions.

This research is meant to offer knowledge that is applicable and implementable, and focuses
on a defined problem and is solution-based.

Correlational research

 It aims to determine whether a variable change, how much the other elements of the
observed system change. The purpose of this type of research is to determine the
relationship between two or more variables.