Thursday, 15 October 2015

Research and its types



What is research?



It the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and come to a conclusion.

Types of research:

Quantitative researchThis type of research methods involves numerical explanations. Quantitative Research is use of numerical data or data that can be transformed into useable statistics. Numerical dara methods include various forms of research such as online surveys, paper surveys, mobile surveys, face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews.

Qualitative researchQuantitative research studies aspects of the research subject which are not quantifiable. This type of research involves selecting few samples an studying and coming to a common conclusion. 
example: case studies, books, internet

Refrence:
Oxforddictionaries.com, (2015). research - definition of research in English from the Oxford dictionary. [online] Available at: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/research [Accessed 15 Oct. 2015].