DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH

DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH

1. Analytical

   • Analytical research often extends the Descriptive approach to suggest or explain why or how something is happening, e.g. underlying causes of industrial action.

2. Predictive

   • The aim of Predictive research is to speculate intelligently on future possibilities, based on close analysis of available evidence of cause and effect, e.g. predicting when and where future industrial action might take place

3. Exploratory

   • Exploratory research is undertaken when few or no previous studies exist. The aim is to look for patterns, hypotheses or ideas that can be tested and will form the basis for

4. Descriptive

   • Descriptive research can be used to identify and classify the elements or characteristics of the subject, e.g. number of days lost because of industrial action.