Title: Descriptive research - Wikipedia
Headings: Descriptive research
Descriptive research
Contents
Social science research
Descriptive science
Descriptive versus design sciences
See also
References
External links

Content: Thus, descriptive research cannot be used as the basis of a causal relationship, where one variable affects another. In other words, descriptive research can be said to have a low requirement for internal validity . The description is used for frequencies, averages and other statistical calculations. Often the best approach, prior to writing descriptive research, is to conduct a survey investigation. Qualitative research often has the aim of description and researchers may follow-up with examinations of why the observations exist and what the implications of the findings are. Contents
1 Social science research
2 Descriptive science
3 Descriptive versus design sciences
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Social science research
In addition, the conceptualizing of descriptive research (categorization or taxonomy) precedes the hypotheses of explanatory research. ( For a discussion of how the underlying conceptualization of exploratory research, descriptive research and explanatory research fit together, see: Conceptual framework .) Descriptive research can be statistical research. The main goal of this type of research is to describe the data and characteristics about what is being studied.