Title: Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research Designs - Compare & Contrast
Headings: Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research Designs – Compare & Contrast
Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research Designs – Compare & Contrast
Descriptive research design
Exploratory research design
Causal research design
Comparison of the three research designs
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Content: by the time the interviewer is calling the respondent may not be in a mood to talk, there may be biasness on the side of those who have accepted to take part in the view (such volunteers may be opinionated or bored), there may be a silent majority, and the way one feels today may not be the same as the way he will feel tomorrow. Survey results are normally analyzed using descriptive statistics. This helps in checking significant correlations in responses gotten from different questions. In observational studies, descriptions normally rely on observations made on the subjects. General techniques used here are naturalistic observation, systematic naturalistic observation, and participant observation. Naturalistic observation is unstructured and unsystematic. It entails observation of a wide range of behaviors. Systematic naturalistic observation is systematic and looks into specific behaviors. Participant observation requires that the investigator infiltrate the group he or she is observing. The observer acts like a spy agent whose true identity and purpose cannot be known (Creswell 2005).