Metodología de Investigación

How is research defined according to the Advanced Learner's Dictionary?

• A careful search for new facts.

• A systematic effort to obtain new knowledge.

• A movement from the known to the unknown.

• A process of manipulation of concepts.

What are the types of research according to their purpose?

• Basic and applied research.

• Qualitative and quantitative research.

• Longitudinal and cross-sectional research.

• Descriptive and experiemental research.

What does quantitative research seek?

• To understand human behavior.

• To quantify variables and generalize findings.

• To provide a deep understanding.

• To analyze non-numerical data.

What are the limitations of quantitative research?

• It may overlook the complexity of human behavior.

• It is less effective in capturing context and depth.

• It may have measurement errors.

• All of the above.

What does qualitative research seek?

• Quantify data.

• Understand meanings and concepts.

• Perform statistical analysis.

• Generalize findings.

What are the limitations of qualitative research?

• It can be time-consuming.

• It provides detailed data.

• It is flexible and adaptable.

• It generates generalizable findings.

What common elements can you identify in different definitions about research?

• Generalisation and objectivity

• Systematicity, method and replicability

• Subjectivity and method

• Observation and generalisation

What distinguishes basic (pure) research from applied research?

• The goal, focus and applications

• The goal and the method

• One is qualitative and the other quantitative

• One is objective and the other subjective