Explain is Exploratory Research?
2024
Explain is Exploratory Research?
- A.
It describes social situations, social events, social systems, social structures etc. The researcher observes/studies and then describes what did he find?
- B.
It studies subject about which either no information or the limited information is available.
- C.
It explains the causes of social phenomena. Describing the magnitude and nature of crimes committed by females in India is one aspect of female crime but why do they commit crime is its explanatory aspect.
- D.
It is based on common sense knowledge based on the accumulated experiences and beliefs of the people.
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Correct answer: B
Correct statement: "It studies subject about which either no information or the limited information is available."
What exploratory research does:
Investigates topics with little or no prior information.
Clarifies concepts and defines the scope of a problem.
Generates hypotheses and suggests directions for further, more conclusive studies.
Common methods are flexible and qualitative, such as literature review, open-ended interviews, focus groups, pilot studies, and case studies.
Often serves as a preliminary step before descriptive or explanatory research.
Why the other descriptions are not exploratory research:
A description that focuses on observing and describing social situations refers to descriptive research, which documents characteristics but does not primarily aim to investigate topics with little prior information.
A description that explains causes or reasons refers to explanatory research, which seeks to answer why phenomena occur and typically follows exploratory and descriptive work.
A description that treats knowledge as common sense reflects informal belief rather than systematic research; research requires systematic methods and evidence.
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