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Research Methods

Dr Ritesh Dwivedi

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 Types of Research Name of Institution

• Experimental
• Quasi-Experimental
• Descriptive Correlational
• Descriptive

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 Experimental Research Name of Institution

• Establishes a cause and effect

relationship.
• Allows generalization to a similar
population.
• Employs an experimental group versus
control group design determined by
random assignment to the groups.

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 Quasi-Experimental Research
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• Suggests a cause and effect relationship.

• Allows tentative generalization to a similar
population.
• Employs an experimental group versus
control group design with no random
assignment to the groups or a pretest
versus posttest design.

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 Descriptive Correlational Research
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• Establishes the existence of a predictive

relationship.
• Uses two or more sets of data to examine
the existence and strength of a
relationship between them.

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 Descriptive Research Name of Institution

• The researcher describes what exists.

• The researcher does not attempt to
change the sample in any way.

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• Deductive research approach

• Inductive research approach
• Abductive research approach

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 Deductive Research Approach
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• Dissertations with deductive approach

follow the following path:

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 Inductive Research Approach
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• Inductive studies follow the route below:

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 Abductive Research Approach
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• In abductive approach, the research

process is devoted to explanation of
 ‘incomplete observations’, ‘surprising
facts’ or ‘puzzles’ specified at the
beginning of the study

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