Assignment 1: Research Work

Darlyn Rose A. Santillan HST 3A – BATCH 4

Research Definition
Method
Quantitative  Involve using numbers to measure data. Researchers can use
Research Method statistical analysis to find connections and meaning in the
data.
Qualitative  Involve exploring information and non-numerical data. These
Research Method research methods also examine how people might connect
meaning to their experiences and emotions.
 Experiments involve testing a theory in a lab environment, in a
controlled area or with willing study participants in different
Experiment environments.
 You might ask participants to complete tests verbally, on paper
or on a computer.
 To test cause-and-effect relationships.
 To understand general characteristics of a population.
Questionnaires and  Questionnaires and surveys ask the same questions to a large
Survey group of individuals.
 These questions are typically used to measure quantitative
data.
 Researchers have a written list of questions for their subjects
during interviews, creating a very structured research setting.
 The researcher could also only have one question arranged,
Interview/focus allowing the subject to speak and expand on the topic from
group there.
 You might hold interviews over the phone, via digital messaging
or in person.
 To gain more in-depth understanding of a topic.
 To understand how something occurs in its natural setting.
 Experimenters record what they see participants doing or
Observation saying during observational studies.
 These types of studies might include role-playing or watching
the participants and waiting for a certain behavior to occur.
 Mixed methods can be a combination of multiple types of
research methods. The researcher might combine observations
Mixed Methods with focus groups or interviews.

 Researchers gather participants together and ask questions of

the group.
Case Study  To gain an in-depth understanding of a specific group or
context, or when you don’t have the resources for a large study.