Types of Research

• The following are the primary types of quantitative research; content analysis, secondary analysis, observation, and survey research.

• Content analysis looks at artifacts that people have produced for other reasons.

• Secondary analysis takes data which other research has created and analyzes it in different ways.

• Observation candidly looks at people's actions to see how they act in natural situations.

• Survey research asks people about what you want to study and analyzes their responses.