The Research Methods
This is a short presentation of the main research methods, as they apply to social science.
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1- Survey
Why Should I Care? Surveys are very common. However, many are not done well. There are many trap...
2- Survey Questionnaire
Why Should I Care? Your Questionnaire can sink the scientific validity of your project. There is...
3 – Survey Interview
Why Should I Care? You would rather spend more time with respondents to dig into a topic. You pr...
4 – Experiment
Why Should I Care? Controlling the social environment to conduct science is prone to ethical iss...
5 – Field Work
Why Should I Care? Some of the best social science comes from field work, but many people are no...
6 – Unobtrusive Measurement
Why Should I Care? There are hidden messages and meanings in landmarks, and objects that cannot ...
7 – Content Analysis
Why Should I Care? There are hidden messages and meanings to media that we are exposed to every ...
8 – Available Data
Why Should I Care? Many – if not most – researchers are producing reports based on data that was...
9 – Case Study
Why Should I Care? If you wish to study business, or any other applied field of study such as la...