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Activity 2.

Directions: Research about the different approaches, designs and variables in research. Create a
table with their labels presented below:

Research Approaches

The descriptive study This approach attempts to An example of this approach


identify the characteristics of a would be a description of an
problem through description. unusual planning program in
Because the subject cannot be operation in one Municipality,
described in all its detail, with the objective being to
careful selection of facts must illustrate how the program
occur. Facts should be differs from similar programs
gathered according to pre- found in other Municipalities.
determined criteria and for the
purpose of demonstrating
relationships of interest. To
the extent that the descriptive
study of a particular problem
provides one with a
generalized understanding of a
phenomenon that, in turn, can
be employed to understand
other specific problems, this
approach is

useful and acceptable


https://uwaterloo.ca/planning/
current-undergraduate-
students/undergraduate-
program-manual-
index/special-courses/types-
research-approaches

Research Designs

Quantitative Research Quantitative Research An example of quantitative


Design Design, a researcher examines research is the survey
the various variables while conducted to understand the
including numbers as well as amount of time a doctor takes
statistics in a project to to tend to a patient when the
analyze its findings. The use patient walks into the hospital.
of graphics, figures, pie charts A patient satisfaction survey
is the main form of data template can be administered
collection measurement and to ask questions like how
meta-analysis (it is much time did a doctor takes
information about the data by to see a patient, how often
the data). does a patient walks into a
hospital, and other such
questions.
https://leverageedu.com/blog/t
ypes-of-research-design/
https://www.questionpro.com/
blog/quantitative-research/
Research Variables

Independent variables (aka Variables you manipulate in Any measurement of plant


treatment variables) order to affect the outcome health and growth: in this
of an experiment. case, plant height and wilting.

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