Intellectual Approaches
What research method uses numerical data?
Quantitative
What research method uses interviews and observations?
Qualitative
What research method combines qualitative and quantitative approaches?
Mixed methods
What research method studies cause and effect?
Experimental
What research method describes characteristics of a population?
Descriptive
What research method examines relationships between variables?
Correlational
What research method uses past records or events?
Historical
What research method lacks random assignment?
Quasi-experimental
What research method uses random assignment?
True experiment
What research method integrates multiple data sources?
Triangulation
What research method involves direct participation by the researcher?
Participant observation
What research method uses laboratory settings?
Lab experiment
What research method compares two groups?
Comparative
What research method tests interventions in real settings?
Field experiment
What research method studies culture and communities?
Ethnography