Types of Research — A Complete Guide to Research Classification

TL;DR — Quick Answer Research can be classified in several ways. By purpose: basic (advancing knowledge) versus applied (solving practical problems). By approach: quantitative (numbers), qualitative (words and meanings), and mixed methods. By objective: descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, and correlational. By data source: primary (collected first-hand) and secondary (existing data). Understanding these types helps researchers choose […]