qualitative research
research
verb[ I or T ]
uk /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us
to study a subject carefully or in detail, especially in order to discover new information or understand the subject better:
research into sthShe researches into the effects of climate change.

Examples of research

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It is theory tested by many individual research findings that permits the generation of predictions about program outcomes under different conditions.
In observational research in the general population, however, a continuum approach may be more useful than use of a qualitative cut-off point.
As well, qualitative research is frequently used in psychology as a way of generating informed hypotheses for a given topic.
Research into semantic skills focuses less on the qualitative aspects of linguistic competence than does research into phonological and morphosyntactic skills.
So qualitative researchers are as likely to influence the nature of the research setting as are quantitative researchers in artificial experiments.
Using qualitative methods in health related action research.
The introduction sets out the background and methodology of the research and repeats some of the important caveats about qualitative attitude research.
The postmodern position is the one paradigm of qualitative methodology that is intrinsically incommensurable with quantitative research paradigms.
Given the nature of our research questions, we needed to target organic shoppers.
Perhaps also surprisingly, the number of refereed papers on food quality and human health issues were similar for both conventional and organic research.
Research to support the development of organic food and farming.
Her main research interest lies in the philosophical analysis of bioethical concepts.
With a background in philosophical logic and metaphysics, his current research interests focus on the theoretical basis of bioethical inquiry.
Without a better understanding of popular terminology and establishment of clear philosophical goals, it will be impossible to design and conduct relevant crop/livestock research.
His research aims at understanding consciousness as a natural biological phenomenon and at fruitful interaction between philosophical and empirical research in the study of consciousness.
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additional research
Whether they will pursue this equality in more narrowly defined confessional terms, or within broader cross-ethnic alliances, still requires much additional research.
advanced research
It draws together the most advanced research areas in robotics, including; navigation and control, sensing and data fusion, safety and reliability, and planning and logistics.
ageing research
The concentration on alternative 'careers' ought to play an important role in the new interdisciplinary ageing research, especially in view of the various rehabilitation problems.
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