Types of Research

TYPES OF RESEARCH    

There are different types of research. Table 1.1 gives a list of the types of research. A sort of bipolar classification of research types is attempted here.

Types of Research

1	Pure	Applied
2	Historical	Futuristic
3	Exploratory	Explanatory
4	Descriptive	Prescriptive
5	Analytical	Synthetical
6	Case study	Survey
7	Longitudinal	Cross-sectional
8	Experimental	Desk

Each of these types of research is described next post.