This blog will provide you introduction about what research is. It will explain all types of Research. This article will also highlight the Research method. It will explain all the steps involved in a Research method. This blog will also helps you to understand scope of the research in appropriate way.
Introduction to Research:
Research in simple terms, refers to search for knowledge. It is also known as scientific and systematic search for information on particular topic or issue.
Scientific Investigation is another name of research method.
It basically is the search of knowledge or information about any new topic or any already discussed topic.
Research is the base of every scientific invention and discovery.
Is used to answer a question or to satisfy the curiosity of any person or of a scientist or a group of individuals.
Research method helps us to know more about a thing, a situation, a scientific problem or a solution (to improve it) by means of research.
This blog will help you understand Research, Types of Research and steps of Research Method.
Types of Research:
There are many types of research. Some of them are as follows:
1. Quantitative Research:
Quantitative research is the kind of research that involves collecting and and analyzing of numerical data. It applies marketing, biology, chemistry, economics and almost all the fields of sciences and other disciplines.
Example: Demographic makeup of any region, Average Temperature of the Earth etc.
2. Qualitative Research:
Qualitative Research involves the collecting and analyzing of non-numerical data. Such as physical and chemical aspects, opinions, concepts etc. It takes in-depth insights into complex phenomena.
Example: Evaluation of Anxiety, Effect of Social Media on Youth etc.
3. Descriptive Research:
Descriptive research is an exploratory method that aims to describe a situation, population, circumstance or phenomena. It involves surveys, questionnaires and case studies etc. to get enough information to describe the given problem.
Example: Popular online news, Change in rates of housing market through years etc.
4. Analytical Research:
Analytical research is systematic and organized investigation that helps to understand, explain, gathering, analyzing and in the end reach conclusions. It aims to analyze facts, data or information to draw insights and identify patterns, so as to solve any research problem.
Example: “How” and “Why” kind of questions are answered with proofs in this research etc.
5. Applied Research:
Applied research focus on developing practical solutions for real world problems. It uses existing knowledge, theories, hypothesis and techniques to address specific challenges in particular field or industry.
Example: Evaluation, diagnostic and action against any problem is part of Applied research etc.
6. Fundamental Research:
Fundamental research is also called Pure research or Basic research. It is a type of scientific inquiry that aims at improving our understanding of natural phenomena. Its objective is to understand or improve a problem.
Example: How stress effects labor’s work? And why so? etc.
7. Exploratory Research:
Exploratory research aims to explore new concepts, phenomena or issues, so as to explore them. It addresses the research questions that is not explored or studied in depth or in detail before. It can be qualitative and quantitative.
Example: Study on use of electronic devices by college students etc.
8. Conclusive Research:
Conclusive research aims to provide information for decision making or drawing conclusions. It usually use quantitative data to help in better decision making and for concluding any research topic and so get appropriate conclusion of the research problem. This research help in solving a problem with getting proper conclusions as the result.
Example: A reliable, representable solution among different solutions of the problem etc.
9. Experimental Research:
Experimental research involves the procedure of experimentation in the research to prove it right or wrong. This experimentation is done in controlled conditions and aims to choose best variable among two or more variables, so it helps in best decision.
Example: Testing two or more water samples and finding out which one is drinkable etc.
10. Theoretical Research:
Theoretical research is based on assumptions and set of beliefs, so no proper proof is required. This research focuses on deeper understanding of concepts and setting hypothesis. It aims to learn more about the subject or the concept. Theory is the result when theoretical research finds out something new.
Example: Linguistic research, Philosophical research.
These are the Basic Types of Research used in Research Process.
Research Method:
• Research methods include all those technique/ methods that we adopt for conducting research. Thus, research techniques or methods are the methods that researchers adopt for conducting the research operations.
• Research includes all the steps that we take from gathering information to conducting the whole experiment and getting results.
• Research method selection for any given topic is the most important step in carrying out research.
Now we will discuss about the Steps of a Research Method or How to solve a Research Problem.
Steps of Research Method:
Following are the steps of a Research Method:
1.Identify The Research Problem:
The first step in the process is to identify a problem to develop a research question. The research problem may be something the population or any agency identifies as a problem, some knowledge or information that is needed by the agency, or the curiosity to identify a recreation way nationally. Identification of the problem involves that if the problem is valid or authentic? Or it is not the concern of most of the people. This step also involves the complete explanation of the problem.
2.Literature Review:
Literature review is the most important and basic part of the research process. It involves the studying and collection of already existing data of the topic that is under observation. It adds every single detail about the addressed research problem in order to know more about it in detail and to understand it completely to be able to solve it. Literature review is thorough study about each and every part of the research question to have a grip on all the existing information about the given problem because they will be an integral part of research.
3.Research Questions, Objectives and Hypothesis:
The very next step after literature review is to set Research Questions, Objectives and Hypothesis and so make the research easier. Research Questions means that what questions will be answered into the research or what areas will be covered and explored. Research objective means the requirements that are necessary to be fulfilled within the research work and the points about which the conclusions will be taken out. Hypothesis is a set of assumptions about the result of the research problem in order to solve it. They can be true or false and their validity is known after experimentation. The experimentation show that the the data is true otherwise it is considered as inappropriate.
4.Choosing the Study Design:
Choosing the study design is a very important step as your research depends upon the study design or research design that you select for the research. Research design in simple words is a strategy to answer to research questions, it acts as a blueprint for the research process that is selected according to the research. If appropriate research design is used for the research process, it will make the research well-accomplished. But if there is any mistake in choosing the research design, it will be difficult to get accurate results of the research problem.
5.Selection of Sample Design:
Sample design is the guiding line of the procedure of sampling, so that the research go efficiently. After selecting research design it is the turn of selection of sample design. Sample design will guide you throughout the sampling procedure of the research problem. And its selection should be according to the type and objectives or aims of research method. The accurate sample design helps you with getting accurate results otherwise the results will not be accurate.
6.Collecting Data:
The data collection means the collection of samples for the required research method. This step involves sampling. Sampling means the collection of accurate representatives of any population that is under observation. It is important that the sample is appropriate otherwise the results will not be accurate. The data is collected in the form of samples and its details are noted to be added into the research report. This is the critical part of research because it can completely alter the research with slight negligence.
7.Processing and Analyzing Data for Research Report:
After the collection of data leads to processing the data in order to take our the useful information. Processing of data means to identify and distinguish the important details and unimportant details of the collected data to make it precise and accurate. The next step involve the analysis of the data so as to get more to the point data for your research method or process. Analysis means to systematically apply statistical and logical techniques to describe and illustrate the data. It also evaluates and condense the data in appropriate forms. This makes the data accurate to add into the research report.
8.Writing a Research Report:
The next step is writing a detailed report on your research problem because we have found the solution. It will contain every single information from the identification the problem to the analysis and processing of data. It will be a report about how you solved the research problem with authentic methods and better alternatives. Research report is document of the result of research method.
9.Publishing the Research:
The last step and the most productive step of research method is publishing your research findings and conclusions. This can be in the form of books, online publications or calling out seminars or conferences. This will spread awareness in front of others about your hard work and your perspective about your research method. Research without publication is just like a book that is never read by even a single person.
Scope of Research:
Scope of research is very important to acknowledge and understand.
According to a famous Hudson Maxim,
“All progress is born of inquiry. Doubt is often better than over-confidence, for it leads to inquiry, and inquiry leads to invention”
The role of research in applied economics in context of economy or business is greatly increasing in modern times and so is developing with time. The increasingly complex nature of government and business has raised the use of research in solving operational problem.
Different Research methods also helps in proper allocation of country’s scarce resources.
Is necessary for collecting information on the social and economic structure of economy to understand the process of change occurring in country.
Assumes a significant role in solving various operational and planning problems associated with business and industry.
Research also helps in acquiring knowledge effectively.
This also helps in problem solving in scientific as well as conventional problems.
It introduces new ideas to the researcher so as to carry our further research.
Helps in success of your business because it guides in decision making.
Also helps in providing latest information.
Process may lead to discovery and inventions of latest tools and gadgets, so as to make your work easy.
By research you to find new data of a place and use latest tools to find out more about your topic or scientific problem by following a research method.
Conclusion:
We know that each and every latest accessories and gadgets we invent or discover is out of human mind’s curiosity. This curiosity have proved beneficial in the invention of new technologies around the globe. But this all was only possible when this curiosity meets research and the efforts of researchers. In this way research method has played a vital role in the advancement of science and invention of technology. If we want more advancement for future we should make research an essential part of our lives. The nations who are into research, are developed today while other nations are still struggling.
To learn about more topics, Click the links below:
Comments