Here are the differences between research methods and research techniques in bullet points:
*Research Methods:*
- Overall approach to collecting and analyzing data
- Broad in scope, encompasses entire research design
- Examples: surveys, experiments, case studies, content analysis
- Purpose: to identify patterns, explain phenomena, predict outcomes
- High level of abstraction, provides framework for entire study
- Used throughout the entire research process
*Research Techniques:*
- Specific tools or procedures used to collect and analyze data
- Narrow in scope, focused on specific data collection or analysis tasks
- Examples: questionnaires, interviews, observations, statistical analysis
- Purpose: to collect data, measure variables, test hypotheses
- Low level of abstraction, provides specific tools for data collection and analysis
- Used during data collection and analysis stages
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