เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	การวิจัยสำรวจเชิงเปรียบเทียบ	การวิจัยสำรวจแบบระยะยาว
สาขาวิชา	การออกแบบการวิจัย	การออกแบบการวิจัย
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	Mid-20th century onward	Mid-20th century (formalized ~1950s–1970s)
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Rooted in survey methodology traditions (Gallup, Likert, Lazarsfeld mid-20th century); comparative extension codified in social science research methods literature	Survey methodology tradition; codified in social sciences by scholars including W.S. Robinson (1950) and later Scott Menard
ประเภท	Quantitative non-experimental research design	Quantitative observational research design
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	Fowler, F. J. (2014). Survey Research Methods (5th ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1452259000	Menard, S. (2002). Longitudinal Research (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761922452
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	comparative survey design, cross-group survey, multi-group survey research, comparative questionnaire study	longitudinal survey study, repeated-measures survey, prospective survey design, panel survey
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	4	5
สรุป	Comparative survey research is a quantitative non-experimental design that systematically collects structured survey data from two or more clearly defined groups, populations, or contexts in order to identify, describe, and analyze similarities and differences among them. It extends basic survey research by making comparison the explicit organizing logic: rather than characterizing a single population, the goal is to detect how attitudes, behaviors, or outcomes vary across groups defined by nationality, culture, profession, demographic category, or time period.	Longitudinal survey research collects structured questionnaire data from the same individuals (or units) at two or more points in time. Unlike a one-shot cross-sectional survey, this design captures change, stability, and temporal ordering of variables — enabling researchers to track trajectories, test causal sequences, and distinguish cohort effects from aging effects within a quantitative framework.