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Empirical Phase

A Summary From Grace R. Abad's Nursing Research II - Apply and Disseminate

The third phase of the research process is called the empirical phase. The empirical phase is mainly all about the collection of data. There are major three things to keep in mind about data collection in the empirical phase. First, in the collection of data during a research study, the researcher will establish plans as well as specifying the procedure for data collection to answer the when, where, how, and from whom questions. Second, the researcher must ensure the utmost confidentiality of the selected respondents from the data being collected. And third, within this process, the research study also involves clerical and administrative works from the collection of data.

 The empirical phase is also important of the research process since in this phase is the extraction of the conclusion of the research study that is drawn from empirical evidence, to have a piece of verifiable evidence in supporting the research claim. Talking about empirical evidence, this can be gathered through two types of methodologies in the empirical phase - quantitative research and qualitative research.

 Quantitative research gathers information through numerical data. It is more a structured format than qualitative research, thus in this method, it is used to quantify defined variables. Methods used are survey research used in collecting a large amount of data, experimental research in which the hypothesis is tested where one of the variables is manipulated, correlation research that is best in finding the relation between two sets of variables, longitudinal study to understand the behavior of a subject under observation over a period of time, cross-sectional study where a set of audience is observed at a given point in time, and causal-comparative research to find out the cause-effect relationship.

On the other hand, qualitative research is a conversational type providing more in-depth information about the problem, thus it gathers non-numerical data, used to find underlying reasons from its subjects, that it is an unstructured or semi-structured form. Methods used are case study that is best used in finding information through analyzing existing cases, the observational method in observing and gathering data from its target, one-on-one interview to get precise meaningful data with the right questions asked, and focus groups that are used to find answers to why what and how questions to a chosen small group of people.

Since empirical research is mainly observation based on captured experiences, there are 5 empirical research methodology cycles to follow in conducting a certain experiment in order to properly analyze it. Observation is where hypotheses are proposed and data is gathered using observation. Followed by induction in order to form a general conclusion from the data gathered through observation. Then deduction to deduce a conclusion out of the experiment that is logical and rationally-based to come up with unbiased results. The testing, which is to put the hypothesis to the test. And lastly, evaluation as to where data has been collected in supporting the argument and the conclusion while stating the limitations of the experiment and the hypothesis as well as suggesting recommendations.

To conclude, empirical research brings significant purpose so that researchers shouldn’t just believe in something only what they can see, hear or experience but is also used in validating multiple hypotheses to increase human knowledge in order to have a continuation in advancing to various fields.


Reference:

Abad, G. (2020). Identify A Research Problem In Learning the Basics of Nursing Research - Unit 2 Empirical Phase. (1st ed., Vol. 2, p. 39). Jose Rizal Memorial State University.


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