Types of Research

Questions can be prepared according to the type of research a person is doing.

Descriptive research is about how things are now. 

Questions could be: How do people in my neighborhood arrange their garages? 

What purpose do garages serve in our society? How is clutter addressed in the media?

Historical research is about how things were in the past.

Questions could be: What factors prompted the need for garages in the first place?

How did garages come be attached to homes instead of a separate building? 

How was clutter addressed in my grandmothers' time?

Experimental research is about cause and effect. It is about how one action results in another.

Questions could be: What psychological effect does eliminating clutter have?

How much time is saved locating items when they are in labeled bins? 

Which organizing system makes the most efficient use of garage space?

All of these types of research may have a part in my current project since aspects of each will be addressed.

Believe it or not, this is better than it was!