Quant Methods
Survey research
Research that examines the stories of people about their lives and experiences
Narrative research
A type of causality that examines how changes in one variable (x) cause changes in another variable (y)
Variance theory of causation
The use of a randomized control and treatment group
A "true" experiment
Research on a single or multiple person or site that uses multiple methods including interviews, observations, and documents.
Case study research
A type of causality that investigates how a variable (x) influences another variable (y)
Causal process theory of causation
Studies of the association between two or more variables
Correlational research (studies the correlation between two variables)
Descriptive accounts of a person or setting that can use interviews, or observations to understand a phenomenona.
Basic interpretative studies (often basic interview studies).
Research methods appropriate for answering questions about causal variance
Experimental and quasi-experimental research
Study of the effect of one variable(s) on another with systematic manipulation of the independent variable (treatment) on the dependent variable (outcome).
Experimental research
Historical research
Research methods appropriate for answering investigations of causal process
Qualitative research (e.g., case studies)