Title: Free Essay: descriptive method
Headings: descriptive method
descriptive method
Content: It cannot draw conclusions from that data about which way the relationship goes — Does A cause B, or does B cause A? Unfortunately, in many studies published today, researchers forget this fundamental limitation of their research and suggest their data can actually demonstrate or “suggest” causal relationships. Nothing could be further from the truth. CHARACTERISTICS OF DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
Descriptive research has the following characteristics: 1.Descriptive research ascertains prevailing conditions of facts in a group or case under study. 2.It gives either a qualitative or quantitative, or both, description of the general characteristics of thegroup or case under study. 3.What caused the prevailing conditions is not emphasized. 4.Study of conditions at different periods of time may be made and the change or progress that tookplace between the periods may be noted or evaluated for any value. 5.Comparison of the characteristics of two groups or cases may be made to determine their similaritiesand differences. 6.The variables or conditions studied in descriptive research are not usually controlled.