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"5 ways of classifying research" - Coggle Diagram
"5 ways of classifying research"
Nature of data
Qualitative data
Is non-numerical. A quality is more subjective.
Quantitative data
Means numerical data. Quantity can be counted.
Purpose of research
Exploratory
Ask question of what
Descriptive
Who, where, when, or how
Explanatory
Find the cause why.
Time dimension of research
Cross sectional design
Observations can either be made more or less at one point.
Longitudinal designs
Observations that occur over a long period of time.
Issue of time is generalizability
Longitudinal studies which include multiple observations over time.
Trend studies
Panel Studies
Cohort studies
Methods of reasoning
inductive
Moves from the specific to the general.
deductive
Moves from the general to the specific.
Unit of analysis
Social scientists that study aggregates which is a group of units.
Unit of analysis is states, nations.
Another unit is social artifacts.
These are products of human beings and their behaviors.