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    There are several types of research described in the document: 1. Descriptive research focuses on describing characteristics of a population or phenomenon without explaining why. Analytical research aims to establish causal relationships to understand why phenomena occur. Applied research seeks to solve practical problems or provide innovative solutions. 2. Fundamental or basic research aims to advance knowledge rather than solve specific problems. Quantitative research uses quantifiable data and statistics to investigate phenomena. Qualitative research obtains open-ended data through conversational methods like interviews. 3. The document provides examples of each type of research to illustrate their differences and purposes.

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    There are several types of research described in the document: 1. Descriptive research focuses on describing characteristics of a population or phenomenon without explaining why. Analytical research aims to establish causal relationships to understand why phenomena occur. Applied research seeks to solve practical problems or provide innovative solutions. 2. Fundamental or basic research aims to advance knowledge rather than solve specific problems. Quantitative research uses quantifiable data and statistics to investigate phenomena. Qualitative research obtains open-ended data through conversational methods like interviews. 3. The document provides examples of each type of research to illustrate their differences and purposes.

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    There are several types of research described in the document: 1. Descriptive research focuses on describing characteristics of a population or phenomenon without explaining why. Analytical research aims to establish causal relationships to understand why phenomena occur. Applied research seeks to solve practical problems or provide innovative solutions. 2. Fundamental or basic research aims to advance knowledge rather than solve specific problems. Quantitative research uses quantifiable data and statistics to investigate phenomena. Qualitative research obtains open-ended data through conversational methods like interviews. 3. The document provides examples of each type of research to illustrate their differences and purposes.

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    Types of research

    1. Descriptive research :
    Descriptive research is defined as a research method that describes
    the characteristics of the population or phenomenon studied. This
    methodology focuses more on the “what” of the research subject than
    the “why” of the research subject.
    The descriptive research method primarily focuses on describing the
    nature of a demographic segment without focusing on “why” a
    particular phenomenon occurs. In other words, it “describes” the
    subject of the research, without covering “why” it happens.
    For example , a research on what flavors of chocolate are preferred
    by different people .
    2. Analytical research :
    Analytical research attempts to establish why it is that way or how it
    came to be. It aims to understand a phenomena by discovering and
    measuring causal relations among them .
    For example , a research on how can the number of complaints made
    by customers be reduced .
    3. Applied research :
    Applied research is a type of research design that seeks to solve a
    specific problem or provide innovative solutions to issues affecting an
    individual, group or society. It is often referred to as a scientific
    method of inquiry or contractual research because it involves the
    practical application of scientific methods to everyday problems.
    For example , applied research to improve agricultural crop
    production .
    4. Fundamental research :
    Basic research is a type of research approach that is aimed at gaining
    a better understanding of a subject, phenomenon or basic law of
    nature. This type of research is primarily focused on the advancement
    of knowledge rather than solving a specific problem. Basic research is
    also referred to as pure research or fundamental research. The primary
    aim of this research approach is to gather information in order to
    improve one's understanding and this information can then be useful
    in proffering solutions to a problem.
    For example , a research to discover the components of the human
    DNA.
    5. Quantitative research :
    Quantitative research is defined as a systematic investigation of
    phenomena by gathering quantifiable data and performing statistical,
    mathematical, or computational techniques. Quantitative research
    collects information from existing and potential customers using
    sampling methods and sending out online surveys, online polls,
    questionnaires, etc., the results of which can be depicted in the form
    of numerical. After careful understanding of these numbers to predict
    the future of a product or service and make changes accordingly.
    For example , a survey to understand the amount of time a doctor
    takes to tend to a patient inside the hospital .
    6. Qualitative research :
    Qualitative research is defined as a market research method that
    focuses on obtaining data through open-ended and conversational
    communication.
    For example, on successfully interviewing female customers, visiting
    the nearby stores and malls, and selecting them through random
    sampling, it was known that the store doesn’t have enough items for
    women and so there were fewer women visiting the store, which was
    understood only by personally interacting with them and
    understanding why they didn’t visit the store, because there were
    more male products than female ones.

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