So sánh phương pháp

	Nghiên cứu định lượng thăm dò so sánh	Nghiên cứu định lượng thăm dò
Lĩnh vực	Thiết kế nghiên cứu	Thiết kế nghiên cứu
Họ	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Năm ra đời	Mid-to-late 20th century	Mid-20th century (codified in social research methods texts c. 1950s–1970s)
Người khởi xướng	No single originator; codified in quantitative research methodology traditions (20th century)	Earl Babbie; John Creswell (systematic codification in social science methods)
Loại	Quantitative research design	Non-experimental quantitative research design
Công trình gốc	Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (4th ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1452226101	Babbie, E. (2021). The Practice of Social Research (15th ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-0357360767
Tên gọi khác	exploratory comparative quantitative design, comparative exploratory survey research, quantitative comparative exploration, CEQR design	quantitative exploratory design, exploratory survey research, initial quantitative investigation, preliminary quantitative study
Liên quan	3	4
Tóm tắt	Comparative exploratory quantitative research is a design that uses structured numerical data collection to discover patterns, differences, and relationships across two or more distinct groups or conditions — without a fully specified hypothesis in advance. It sits at the intersection of exploratory intent and comparative structure: the researcher does not enter the field with a predetermined answer but organises the inquiry around a comparison that will generate quantitative insights. The design is common in social, educational, and behavioural sciences when a phenomenon is insufficiently understood to permit confirmatory testing but structured group comparison is still feasible and informative.	Exploratory quantitative research is a non-experimental design used when a phenomenon is insufficiently understood to support formal hypothesis testing. The researcher collects numerical data — typically through surveys, structured observation, or existing records — to describe distributions, detect patterns, and generate hypotheses that more targeted confirmatory studies can subsequently test. It occupies the first stage of a cumulative quantitative research programme.