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NON SCIENTIFIC
Issues addressed do not require investigation and are even difficult to verify or
investigate.
NON SCIENTIFIC METHOD CONT.
Mostly used in social research.
Experimental research
Quasi-experimental research
Exploratory research
Explanatory research
Formulation of a hypothesis
Collection of data
STEPS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROCESS
conclusions
CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH METHODS
Quantitative research is a research which looks at a large group of cases , people, units and
measures a number of features.
Can be a single point in time (cross-sectional) and multiple time points (longitudinal research).
Collects hard data , that is inform of numbers.
Measure variables and test hypotheses that are generalized to the entire population
Qualitative research is a study or research which focuses on one or few cases during a limited
time period.
Is used in or as a case study.
Collects soft data, that is, data in form of impressions, words, sentences, photos, symbols etc
CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH METHODS