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Descriptive Research
Advanced Technical Writing
What?

Purpose

When?

How?
What is a Descriptive Research?
• Descriptive research, also known as
statistical research, describes data and
characteristics about the population or
phenomenon being studied. However, it
does not answer questions about eg:
how/when/why
the
characteristics
occurred, which is done under analytic
research.
What is a Descriptive Research?
• Although the data description is factual,
accurate and systematic, the research
cannot describe what caused a situation.
Thus, Descriptive research cannot be used
to create a causal relationship, where one
variable affects another. In other words,
descriptive research can be said to have a
low requirement for internal validity.
Purpose of Descriptive Research
• The descriptive method of research
design helps researchers plan and
carry out descriptive studies,
designed to provide rich descriptive
details about people, places and
other phenomena.
Purpose of Descriptive Research
• a descriptive research design can
serve as a first step that identifies
important factors, laying a
foundation for more-rigorous
research.
When is Descriptive Research used?
• This type of research is often associated
with anthropology, sociology and
psychology, but researchers in other
fields, such as education, use it.
• This type of research is often associated
with anthropology, sociology and
psychology, but researchers in other
fields, such as education, use it.
How to write Descriptive Research

Recap :
• Descriptive research is a common
method of qualitative research used
in the social sciences and psychology
to monitor the behavior of a subject
without affecting that subject in any
way.
How to write Descriptive Research

TIP : It might be best to write
the descriptive research design
as you formulate your project.
Like other qualitative methods
of study, there are several
designs to choose from.
Four Special Steps

Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4
STEP ONE

WHAT

HOW

WHY
STEP TWO

•Choose a descriptive
research design for
your study.
STEP TWO
Simple Research
Design

• Used to gather facts
about a particular
subject or group.

Comparative
Research Design

• Used to compare two
or more groups

Correlational
Research
design

• Used to determine the
relationship between two
or more variables.
STEP THREE
• Design a case study for your study.
Case studies can augment whichever
descriptive research design you use.
Documenting specific and interesting
cases in your research will enrich
your study by illustrating what is
happening and why.
STEP FOUR
INCLUDE
A SURVEY
CONCISE

Broad
Sources :
• http://www.ehow.com/how_7722711_writedescriptive-research-design.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_res
earch
• http://www.ehow.com/how_7905125_descri
ptive-method-research-design.html

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Descriptive Research - Advanced Technical Writing

  • 3. What is a Descriptive Research? • Descriptive research, also known as statistical research, describes data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon being studied. However, it does not answer questions about eg: how/when/why the characteristics occurred, which is done under analytic research.
  • 4. What is a Descriptive Research? • Although the data description is factual, accurate and systematic, the research cannot describe what caused a situation. Thus, Descriptive research cannot be used to create a causal relationship, where one variable affects another. In other words, descriptive research can be said to have a low requirement for internal validity.
  • 5. Purpose of Descriptive Research • The descriptive method of research design helps researchers plan and carry out descriptive studies, designed to provide rich descriptive details about people, places and other phenomena.
  • 6. Purpose of Descriptive Research • a descriptive research design can serve as a first step that identifies important factors, laying a foundation for more-rigorous research.
  • 7. When is Descriptive Research used? • This type of research is often associated with anthropology, sociology and psychology, but researchers in other fields, such as education, use it. • This type of research is often associated with anthropology, sociology and psychology, but researchers in other fields, such as education, use it.
  • 8. How to write Descriptive Research Recap : • Descriptive research is a common method of qualitative research used in the social sciences and psychology to monitor the behavior of a subject without affecting that subject in any way.
  • 9. How to write Descriptive Research TIP : It might be best to write the descriptive research design as you formulate your project. Like other qualitative methods of study, there are several designs to choose from.
  • 12. STEP TWO •Choose a descriptive research design for your study.
  • 13. STEP TWO Simple Research Design • Used to gather facts about a particular subject or group. Comparative Research Design • Used to compare two or more groups Correlational Research design • Used to determine the relationship between two or more variables.
  • 14. STEP THREE • Design a case study for your study. Case studies can augment whichever descriptive research design you use. Documenting specific and interesting cases in your research will enrich your study by illustrating what is happening and why.
  • 16. Sources : • http://www.ehow.com/how_7722711_writedescriptive-research-design.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_res earch • http://www.ehow.com/how_7905125_descri ptive-method-research-design.html