Description Research

1. Prepared by:
Hariz
Rahman
Badri
Syahmi
Shiha

2. Descriptive research is used to obtain
information concerning the current status of the
phenomena to describe "what exists" with
respect to variables or conditions in a situation.
The methods involved range from the survey
which describes the status quo, the correlation
study which investigates the relationship
between variables, to developmental studies
which seek to determine changes over time.

3. 1. can provide a very multifaceted approach. Data can include
case, studies, observation or surveys and give several angles
on the information. For example, within
descriptive research surveys can give
statistical information about an event as well as give an idea
about how people experienced the event.
2. the unique data collection form of case studies. These case
studies can be collected from individuals’ personal accounts or
from written data such as newspaper reports.
3. descriptive research can provide an insight
into life experiences in a way that other research methods can
not. It can remove barriers of strict academic approaches so
that researchers can witness how others experience an event.

4. 1. Confidentiality is a big disadvantage of descriptive research.
Subjects that researchers are question may not always be
truthful and instead will give answers that they feel that the
researcher wants to hear. In interviews, participants may
also refuse to answer any questions that they feel are too
personal or difficult.
2. Descriptive research also carried with it an observers
paradox, if a participant knows that someone is observing
them, they may change the way that they act. Subjectivity
and error also play a disadvantageous role in
descriptive research.
3. Questions presented by a researcher are predetermined
and prescriptive, while studies can contain errors. A
researcher may choose what information to use and ignore
data that does not conform to their hypothesis.