METHODS OF RESEARCH
CLASSIFICATION RESEARCH
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historical method
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survey method
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experimental method
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Ex-Post Facto method
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ex post facto study or after-the-fact research is a category of research design in which the investigation starts after the fact has occurred without interference from the researcher.
Detailed explanation-2: -In an ex post facto design, you are not randomly assigning people to an experimental group or control group. You are purposefully putting people in a particular group based on some prior thing they have. I say ‘thing’ because it could be ‘must have glasses, ‘ or ‘must be overweight.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the help of ex-post-facto research, the researcher tries to analyze the cause and effect phenomena of an event, action, or behavior. Conclusion: In Ex Post Facto research subjects are not randomly assigned, the dependent variable is measured first and any number of hypotheses can be supported.
Detailed explanation-4: -Based on the research goal or problem, the selection of research method by the researcher may vary. When the researcher wants to study the cause of an event which has already occurred as an effect of the cause, then the research conducted is known as ‘ex post facto’ research.