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Types and Applications of Research

This document outlines different types of research: 1) Pure research involves developing and testing abstract theories and hypotheses without immediate practical application. It focuses on developing research methods and techniques. 2) Applied research uses established research methods to collect information about problems, situations, or issues in order to inform policies, administration, and understanding. 3) Descriptive research systematically describes a situation, problem, program or provides information. Correlational research studies relationships between variables, while explanatory research clarifies why relationships exist. Exploratory research investigates possibilities for future study through small pilot studies.

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Types and Applications of Research

This document outlines different types of research: 1) Pure research involves developing and testing abstract theories and hypotheses without immediate practical application. It focuses on developing research methods and techniques. 2) Applied research uses established research methods to collect information about problems, situations, or issues in order to inform policies, administration, and understanding. 3) Descriptive research systematically describes a situation, problem, program or provides information. Correlational research studies relationships between variables, while explanatory research clarifies why relationships exist. Exploratory research investigates possibilities for future study through small pilot studies.

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TYPES OF RESEARCH

APPLICATION
a. Pure Research
Involves developing and testing theories and
hypothesis that are intellectually challenging
to the researcher but may or may not have
practical application at the present time or
future .
Thus such work often involves the testing of
hypotheses containing very abstract and
specialised concept.
• Pure research is also concerned with the
development, examination, verification and
refinement of research methods, procedures,
techniques and tools that form the body of
research methodology.
• Examples of pure research include; developing
a sample technique that can be applied to a
particular situation etc
 b. Applied Research
 Constitute most researches in the social science.
 Involves the research techniques, procedures and
methods that form the body of research
methodology which are applied to the collection of
information about various aspect of a situation, issue
, problem etc.
 Information gathered can be used for other things
such as policy formulation, administration and
enhancement of understanding of a situation
OBJECTIVE
• Descriptive Research
• Attempts to describe systematically a
situation, problem, program or provides
information for example information about
the living conditions of a community
• Correlational Research
• Study is to discover or establish the existence
of a relationship/ association/
interdependence between two or more
aspects of a situation.
• Example. What is the impact of an advertising
campaign on the sale of a product?
• Explanatory Research
• Attempts to clarify why and how there is a
relationship between two aspects of a
situation or phenomenon.
• This type of research attempts to explain for
example, why stressful living results in heart
attacks, how the home environment affects
children’s level of academic.
• Exploratory Research
• This is carried out to investigate the possibilities of
undertaking a particular research study.
• This type of research is also called feasibility study or pilot
study
• It is usually carried out when a researcher wants to explore
areas about which he/she has little or no knowledge.
• A small scale study is undertaken to decide if it is worth
carrying out a detailed investigation
• Are also carried out to develop, refine and or test
measurement tools and procedures.

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