types of research

• Theoretical research referred to as pure or basic research, focuses on generating knowledge, regardless of its practical application.
• Applied research draws on theory to generate practical scientific knowledge, and its use is very common in STEM fields such as engineering, computer science and medicine.
• Comparative research is a research methodology in the social sciences exemplified in cross-cultural or comparative studies that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures.
• Relational research is a type of research that investigates the connection or relationship between two or more variables
• Exploratory research is used for the preliminary investigation of a subject that is not yet well understood or sufficiently researched.
• Descriptive research is to define the characteristics of a particular phenomenon without necessarily investigating the causes that produce it.
• Explanatory research is the most common type of research method and is responsible for establishing cause-and-effect relationships that allow generalizations to be extended to similar realities.
• Correlational research aims to determine whether a variable changes, how much the other elements of the observed system change.
• Qualitative research is often used in the social sciences to collect, compare and interpret information, has a linguistic-semiotic basis and is used in techniques such as discourse analysis, interviews, surveys, records and participant observations
• Quantitative research study delves into a phenomenon through quantitative data collection and using mathematical, statistical and computeraided tools to measure them.
• Experimental Research it is about designing or replicating a phenomenon whose variables are manipulated under strictly controlled conditions in order to identify or discover its effect on another independent variable or object.
• Causal comparative research is a methodology used to identify cause-effect relationships between independent and dependent variables.