This site provides an overview of the various forms of descriptive research, including surveys, questionnaires, and personal interviews. Site maintained by Central Washington University.

Slides 21-118 of this online presentation on research design focus on several areas of descriptive research: surveys, interviews and questionnaires, field research (observation), and comparative research. Site maintained by Kansas State University.

Several slides in this PowerPoint presentation on 'The Research Enterprise in Psychology' focus on case studies, correlation studies, observations, and surveys. Site maintained by Georgia Perimeter College.

Lecture notes (in bulleted points) examine different types of descriptive research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional, case studies, and more. Site managed by Campbell University.

These marketing research lecture notes review the use of surveys for gathering research data; includes types of surveys, errors that can occur, and the factors that can determine the choice of survey method. Site maintained by Florida Gulf Coast University.

Scroll down to chapter six in these marketing research lecture notes for a review of the use of observations studies to gather research data. Site maintained by Florida Gulf Coast University.

Colorado State University web site examines the steps and methods used in observational research studies.

Research design lecture notes from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point focus on general procedures, research methods (naturalistic observation, survey, case history, test, and experimental), and the role of statistics.

This slide briefly describes the function of longitudinal studies. Site maintained by Arkansas Tech University.

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