Gracias Mauricio, for your valuable comments!
I agree that methodological questions come after defining research questions. But IMHO, the absence of knowledge about quantitative tools influence the choice of the research subject. I think it is unlikely that someone without statistical support or background would choose to conduct explanatory studies. Probably will prefer descriptive and exploratory ones. What do you think?
Regards,
Ricardo Martins
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:00:49 -0500
From: G. Mauricio Mejía
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Subject: Core research topics in design (was: Expanding the discussion about statistics and design)
Dear Ricardo,
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts.
I would like to see more quantitative studies in design research, but that
is wishful thinking. There are some areas such as design and visual
perception or design education that we can study using quantitative
methods. However, I think that not all scholarly design research needs
quantitative research methods. Methodological decisions come after defining
the research questions. Once we have the research questions, we can make
decisions about what are the best methods to study the stated research
problems.
I suggest we first discuss what the core design knowledge needs in design
research are. Then, we can discuss what the research methods that would be
better used to answer the questions are.
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