Types of Research Methods: Quick Review
- Asad Khan
- Aug 8, 2017
- 1 min read

Selecting the right Research method is the backbone of any thesis, dissertation or report writing, yet most of the students struggle selecting the suitable method to adopt for their research methods. The obvious reason is the huge options provided by different scientists and researches that leave the readers into confusion of what to select and what not.
Here I am going to explain you the research methods in the simplest fashion so you may adopt a particular method and inquire further about it.
Consider the research methods as per your perspective as a researcher or a writer.
Mainly There are three perspectives:

Application Based
Objective Based
Inquiry based
Application Based Perspective
Application based Research is adopted mainly by the scientists or researches who are trying to test a particular theory or hypothesis in an established field. Basically the objective is to fill the knowledge gap by adopting a sophisticated method of research approach.
They are two types: Basic Research or Applied Research
Basic Research
Basic research is adopted mainly by the scientists or researches who are trying to test a particular theory or hypothesis in an established field. Basically the objective is to fill the knowledge gap by adopting a sophisticated method of research approach.
Applied Research
Applied research is performed to fill the knowledge gap of a particular problem
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