Research Methodology

Research means a search for facts, as answer to question and solution to problems. Research is a purposive investigation. It is an organized enquiry. It seeks to find explanations to unexplained phenomenon, to clarify the doubtful prepositions and to correct the misconceived facts.

Research may crudely classify in to two types as “Intent” and “Method”.

Still the Intent Research is categorized in to:

1. Pure Research   
2. Applied Research 
3. Explanatory Research                          
4. Descriptive Research 
5. Diagnostic Research 
6. Evaluation Research                          
7. Action Research

Similarly the Method Research is categorized in to:

1. Experimental Research    
2. Analytical Research  
3. Historical Research
4. Survey Research

Pure Research:

Pure research is for the sake of curiosity and functions to advance knowledge for its own sake. This type of research is usually carried out in government-funded projects by University research facilities or specific government laboratories. This type of research generates new ideas.

Applied Research:

Applied research is for the sake of technological advancements. This research anticipates that found will lead to the development of commercially viable goods or processes. the results This research takes these ideas to create new inventions.

Exploratory Research:

Exploratory research provides insights into and comprehension of an issue or situation. It is a special type of research conducted because a problem has not been clearly defined. It helps determine the best research design, data collection method and selection of subjects.

Descriptive Research:

Descriptive research, also known as statistical research, describes data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon being studied. This answers the questions who, what, where, when and how…In short descriptive research deals with everything that can be counted and studied. But there are always restrictions to that.

Diagnostic Research:

Diagnostic Research is based on a disease that someone might get diagnosed with.

Evaluation Research:

Evaluation Research is one specific form of social research. Often we think of evaluation research happening at the end of a program or intervention’s lifespan in order to determine whether the program worked. However, an equally important function served by evaluation research is monitoring program implementation. Evaluations of implementation are essential because they help identify problems with program implementation before the program ends, so that changes in programs or interventions can still have an impact.

Action Research:

It is a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a "community of practice" to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. Action research can also be undertaken by larger organizations or institutions, assisted or guided by professional researchers, with the aim of improving their strategies, practices, and knowledge of the environments within which they practice.

Experimental Research:

It is an attempt by the researcher to maintain control over all factors that may affect the result of an experiment. In doing this, the researcher attempts to determine or predict what may occur. It refers to the conceptual framework within which the experiment is conducted.

Analytical Research:

An analytical research paper is a text that uses research to augment the paper writer’s own critical interpretation of a text, concept, or theory. An analytical research paper attempts to forward a certain idea about the object it is studying through careful examination of detailed components of the object of study.

Historical Research:

Historical research is the type of research that examines past events or combinations of events to arrive at an account of what has happened in the past. It is different from other researches as it stands alone being the initial and basic knowledge of any topic to be researched. It is also different because it deals majorly with the past of an occurrence or happening of an experiment, incident, progress or a forecast-(future prediction).

Survey Research:

A "survey" can be anything from a short paper-and-pencil feedback form to an intensive one-on-one in-depth interview. In survey research, the researcher selects a sample of respondents from a population and administers a standardized questionnaire to them. The questionnaire, or survey, can be a written document that is completed by the person being surveyed, an online questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a telephone interview. Using surveys, it is possible to collect data from large or small populations (sometimes referred to as the universe of a study).

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