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Hey all, I need to decide the methodology for my research. I was going through all the research components comprising of approaches, paradigms, strategies etc. I am simply reading right now and measuring my options as I understand this stage is highly crucial for my study that will have an impact on my results.
Although all the terms in a research methodology are confusing but research strategies are just a blur. I have come across these three terms, descriptive, explanatory and exploratory and I am finding it difficult to differentiate between them. It seems as if they overlap. I want to know that what can be used, are there more strategies and does it make really a difference? Because I haven’t seen much queries on the same. The major hype that I have noticed is about quantitative and qualitative methods.
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Descriptive design is just like its name, the research where you want to describe a phenomenon. The other two are however, a bit confusing. In explanatory, you start with quantitative research and then explain your results with qualitative research. Exploratory is opposite of that, where you start with qualitative research and end with quantitative explanation. That is the best way to understand that.
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Yes, explanatory is qualitative in nature and exploratory is quantitative. Descriptive on the other hand is qualitative but with a structured and pre-planned design. It you have selected your research method (qualitative and quantitative), then I think it would be easy for you to determine your research strategy. And yes, including the research strategy/design is important as it is like the shape of your research plan and shows your motive.
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