Social Science Research

Must

Contribute

Utilize

Scientific Knowledge

Theories

Types

Scientific Inquiry OIP (2)

Inductive

Deductive

Concepts & Patterns

Observed Data

Theory-Building

Theory Testing

Scientific Method

Replicability

Precision

Falsifiability

Parsimony

Exploratory

Explanatory

Descriptive

Scope

Hunch

Feasibility

Observe

What

When

Where

Why

How

Concepts & Patterns

Empirical Data

Phased

Observe

Rationalize

Validate

Process

Exploration

Design

Proposal

Literature

Question

Theory

Operationalize

Methods

Strategy

Execution

Pilot

Collection

Analysis

Report

Laws

Standardized

Qualitative OIP (1)

Quantitative OIP

Interviews

Focus Groups

Case Study

Market Research

Ethnography

Literature Review

Surveys

Questionnaires

Interviews

Surveys

Observations