Research Methods, Simplified
A curated collection of research methodologies for social sciences
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Ethnography Landscape
Explore the interconnected world of ethnographic methods through our interactive force-directed graph visualization.
Starter Package
Essential methods for your first sustainability research project.
Survey Research
Surveys are highly systematized and structured forms of data gathering through written or oral questioning of humans.
Open Interview
Open Interviews are a form of qualitative data gathering through open conversations with interviewees.
Social Network Analysis
Social Network Analysis visualises social interactions as a network and analyzes the quality and quantity of connections and structures within this network.
Life Cycle Analysis
A Life Cycle Analysis attempts to analyze the (socio-)environmental impact of a product through its lifespan.
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Qualitative Content Analysis
In this article, we aim to present and compare the two well-known approaches to conducting qualitative content analysis developed by Philipp Mayring and Udo Kuckartz. This article builds on the prior knowledge provided in the article on content analysis.
Machine Learning
Machine Learning subsumes methods in which computers are trained to learn rules in order to autonomously analyze data.
Legal Research
Legal Research subsumes different approaches to understand and interpret legal documents and/or cases.
Content Analysis
Content Analysis relies on the summarizing of data (most commonly text) into content categories based on pre-determined rules and the analysis of the "coded" data.
Cohort Study
A Cohort Study is a form of quantitative data analysis where two or more groups are tracked over time from a specific exposure to an outcome.
Geographical Information Systems
Geographical information systems (GIS) subsume all approaches that serve as a data platform and analysis tools for spatial data.
Living Labs & Real World Laboratories
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Scenario Planning
Scenario Planning is a systematic designation of potential futures to enable long term strategic planning.