Title: Descriptive Research - Characteristics, Methods, Examples, Advantages
Headings: Descriptive Research – Characteristics, Methods, Examples, Advantages
Descriptive Research – Characteristics, Methods, Examples, Advantages
Characteristics of Descriptive Research
1. Statistical Outcome
2. The basis for secondary research
3. Unrestrained variable
4. Natural setting
5. Cross-sectional study
Methods of Descriptive Research
1. Case study method
2. Observational Method
3. Survey Research
Examples of descriptive research
Advantages of descriptive research
Disadvantages of descriptive research

Content: Descriptive research provides both quantitative and qualitative data. The variety of data provides a holistic understanding of the research problem. Descriptive research can be conducted in natural settings. There is no need to have a designated space to conduct research using any of the descriptive research methods. Disadvantages of descriptive research
Descriptive methods only provide the answers for “what” and do not answer the why and how. Therefore, descriptive research methods are not suitable for determining cause and effect relationships. Descriptive methods mainly depend on the responses of people. There are chances that people might not act their true selves if they know they are being observed. In the case of the survey method, there are chances that some people don’t answer the questions honestly, which makes the output of the descriptive research study invalid. Because the results derived from this type of data will not be accurate.