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OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH METHODS

OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH METHODS. How are Research Methods Important? What is Descriptive Research? What is Relational Research? What is Explanatory Research?. How are Research Methods Important?. The method that is most appropriate depends on the hypothesis you wish to test.

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OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH METHODS

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  1. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH METHODS • How are Research Methods Important? • What is Descriptive Research? • What is Relational Research? • What is Explanatory Research?

  2. How are Research Methods Important? • The method that is most appropriate depends on the hypothesis you wish to test. • The conclusions you can make depend on how you collect your data. • No single research study is conclusive.

  3. What is Descriptive Research? • Measure and describe variables. • Observational • Survey • Archival • Physical Traces • Case Study

  4. What is Relational Research? • Measure relationships between variables. • Correlational • Quasi-Experimental

  5. What is Explanatory Research? • Experimental Designs • Measure causal relationships • Independent Variable is a variable the researcher manipulates • Dependent Variable is a variable the researcher measures to determine the effect of the i.v.

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