RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cross-sectional surveys are those that are administered at just one point in time. These surveys offer researchers a sort of snapshot in time, and give you an idea about how things are for your respondents at the particular point in time that the survey is administered.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cross-sectional designs are used for population-based surveys and to assess the prevalence of diseases in clinic-based samples. These studies can usually be conducted relatively faster and are inexpensive. They may be conducted either before planning a cohort study or a baseline in a cohort study.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exploratory, descriptive, and causal are the three main types used in survey research. It helps to familiarize yourself with these types before designing your survey research.

Detailed explanation-4: -Longitudinal studies and cross-sectional studies are two different types of research design. In a cross-sectional study you collect data from a population at a specific point in time; in a longitudinal study you repeatedly collect data from the same sample over an extended period of time.