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(a) Descriptive.
(b) Analytical.
Types of Research Methods
(a) Descriptive survey is of four types:
b1–Documentary frequency,
b2–Observational survey,
b3–Rating survey,
b4–Critical incident,
b5–Factor analysis.
Types of Research Methods
(b) Legal,
(c) Documentary.
Types of Research Methods
3. Experimental Method:
It is oriented towards the discovery of basic
relationship among phenomena as means of
predicting and eventually, controlling their
occurrence.
Questionnaire Survey:
This type of descriptive research uses the
questionnaire as research tool for data collection.
It is most frequently used in this type of research.
Disadvantages:
The major disadvantages of the questionnaire
are the possibility of the misinterpretation of the
questions. Mailed questionnaire are usually
impersonal. The reliability of the questionnaire is
often ignored.