Comparison of Research Methods

Comparison of Research Methods
Experimental methods, the questionnaire and observation methods
¢ñ. Experimental Method
Experimental method focuses on cause and effect. There are two kinds of experimental methods: true experimentation, which is often used in areas such as psychology, and quasi-experimentation, which is more popular in management research. However, the processes of manipulating, comparing, and looking for differences are at the heart of experimental logic, whether expressed in true experimental or quasi-experimental form. In experiments researchers try to keep all experimental variables constant except the independent variable, which is changed in a precise way while measuring the dependent variables.
Advantages of experimental method
1. Experiments are the only means by which cause and effect can be established. It has already been noted that an experiment differs from non-experimental methods in that it involves the deliberate manipulation of one variable, whi...