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Here is an overview of the NCRM Typology

• Frameworks for Research and Research Designs
  • Epistemology
    • Philosophy of social science
    • Critical theory
    • Feminist methods
    • Humanistic methods
    • Interpretivism
    • Positivism
    • Postmodernism
    • Poststructuralism
  • Descriptive Research
  • Exploratory Research
  • Explanatory Research and Causal analysis
  • Comparative and Cross National Research
    • Cross-national research
    • Cross-cultural research
    • Comparative research
    • Historical comparative research
  • Survey Research
  • Cross-Sectional Research
    • Repeated cross-sections
  • Longitudinal Research
    • Panel survey
    • Cohort study
    • Qualitative longitudinal research (QLR)
    • Mixed methods longitudinal research
  • Experimental Research
    • Experimental design
    • Laboratory studies
    • Randomized Control Trials (RCT)
  • Quasi-Experimental Research
    • Case-control studies
    • Difference-in-differences (DID)
    • Paired comparison
    • Instrumental variables
    • Regression discontinuity
    • Twin studies
  • Evaluation Research
    • Policy evaluation
    • Consumer satisfaction
    • Theory of change methods
  • Case Study
  • Pilot Study
  • Participatory Research
    • Child-led research
    • Emancipatory research
    • Inclusive research
    • Indigenous methodology
    • Participatory Action Research (PAR)
    • User engagement
  • Action Research
    • Participatory Action Research (PAR)
  • Ethnographic Research
  • Behavioural Research
  • Meta-Analysis
    • Mantel-Haenszel methods
  • Systematic Review
  • Secondary Analysis
    • Archival research
    • Documentary research
    • Analysis of official statistics
    • Analysis of existing survey data
    • Analysis of administrative data
    • Analysis of secondary qualitative data
  • Digital Social Research
    • Online qualitative fieldwork
    • Analysis of social media
    • Big data analytics
    • Online experimental research
  • Mixed Methods
    • Multi-strategy research
    • Mixing qualitative and quantitative approaches
    • Convergent designs
    • Embedded designs
    • Multiphase designs
    • Parallel designs
  • Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research
  • Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other)
    • Hypothesis testing research
    • Intervention studies
• Data Collection
  • Sampling
    • Survey sampling
    • Qualitative sampling
    • Probability sampling methods
    • Non-probability sampling
    • Respondent Driven
    • Sampling (RDS)
    • Distance sampling
  • Participant Recruitment
    • Hard to reach populations
    • Excluded/marginalised populations
    • Gatekeepers
  • Survey and Questionnaire Design
    • Questionnaire design
    • Pretesting questionnaire
    • Cognitive testing
    • Face-to-face survey interview
    • Telephone/video call survey interview
    • Self-completed questionnaire
    • Postal questionnaire
    • Online questionnaire
    • Open-ended questions
    • Assessment instruments
    • Design of scales
  • Diary Methods
  • Qualitative Interviewing
    • Qualitative interview design
    • Focus groups
    • Face-to-face qualitative interviewing
    • Qualitative telephone/video call interviewing
    • Email/online qualitative interviews
    • Self-interviews
    • Walking interviews
    • Vignettes
    • Recording interviews
    • Videoing interviews
    • Unstructured interviews
    • Semi-structured interviews
    • Structured interviews
    • Transcribing
  • Observation
    • Structured observation
    • Unstructured/ ethnographic observation
    • Real time and video observation
    • Participant observation
    • Non-participant observation
    • Mass observation
    • Laboratory observation
  • Biometric Data Collection
  • Delphi Technique
  • Visual Methods
    • Arts-based methods
    • Photographic research
    • Video research
  • Multimodal Research
    • Kineikonic mode
  • Online Data Collection
    • Big data
    • Mobile digital data
    • Online communities
    • Social media data
  • Data Collection (other)
• Data Quality and Data Management
  • Data Management
    • Data archiving
    • Data governance
    • Data management plans
    • Data security
    • Encryption
    • File-sharing
    • Information management
    • Sensitive data
  • Quality in Qualitative Research
    • Catalytic validity
    • Reflexivity
    • Transparency
    • Trustworthiness
  • Quality in Quantitative Research
    • Reliability
    • Validity
    • Total survey error
    • Evaluation of research
  • Measurement Error
    • Random measurement error
    • Systematic measurement error
    • Mode effects
    • Multitrait multimethod
    • Satisficing
  • Data Editing
    • Variable recoding
  • Nonresponse
    • Missing data
    • Unit nonresponse
    • Item nonresponse
    • Imputation
    • Weighting
  • Statistical Disclosure Control
  • Data Quality and Data Management (other)
• Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
  • Discourse Analysis
    • Discursive analysis
    • Metaphor analysis
  • Interaction Analysis
  • Conversation Analysis
    • Voice-centred relational method
  • Content Analysis
  • Narrative Methods
  • Analysis of Composite Data
  • Corpus Analysis
  • Documentary Analysis
    • Semiotic analysis
  • Biographical Methods/Oral History
  • Grounded Theory
  • Ethnography
    • Autoethnography
    • Hypermedia ethnography
  • Phenomenology
    • Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
  • Visual Data Analysis
  • Thematic Analysis
  • Framework Analysis
  • Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis
  • Multimodal Analysis
  • Attributional Analysis
  • Actor Network Theory
  • Textual Analysis
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis
  • Qualitative Data Coding
  • Qualitative Approaches (other)
• Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
  • Descriptive Statistics
    • Correlation
    • Effect size
    • Levels of measurement
    • Variance estimation
  • Statistical Theory and Methods of Inference
    • Probability theory
    • Power analysis
    • Parametric statistics
    • Non-parametric statistics
    • Bayesian methods
    • Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
  • Small Area Estimation
    • M-Quantile models
    • Multilevel models
    • Spatial microsimulation
  • Microdata Methods
    • Data linkage
    • Micro-econometrics
  • Regression Methods
    • Ordinary least squares (OLS)
    • Generalized liner model (GLM)
    • Generalized least squares (GLS)
    • ANOVA
    • ANCOVA
    • Linear regression
    • Log-linear regression
    • Logistic regression
    • Probit regression
    • Discrete choice/count models
    • Instrumental variables estimation
    • Heteroskedasticity
    • Poisson regression
    • Rasch modelling
    • Additive intensity model
    • Ordinal regression
    • Regression discontinuity
    • Categorical data analysis
  • Multilevel Modelling
    • Hierarchical models
    • Mixed models
    • Random effects
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
    • Panel data models
    • Arrelano-Bond estimation
    • Cross-lagged panel models
    • Growth curve models
    • Growth mixture models
    • Latent class growth analysis
  • Event History Analysis
    • Hazard analysis
    • Survival analysis
    • Duration analysis
    • Poisson regression
  • Spatial Data Analysis
    • Point pattern analysis
    • Network analysis
    • Area-based analysis
    • Surface modelling
    • Geographical Information System (GIS)
    • Geodemographics
    • Geographically weighted regression
    • Spatial distribution
    • Spatio-temporal analysis
  • Latent Variable Models
    • Graphical modelling
    • Latent class analysis
    • Latent profile analysis
    • Latent trait analysis
    • Principal components analysis
    • Factor analysis
    • Confirmatory factor analysis
    • Structural equation models
    • Rasch models
    • Item response theory
    • Correspondence analysis
    • Cluster analysis
  • Time Series Analysis
    • Forecasting
    • Space-time path
  • Data Mining
    • Data fusion
    • Neural networks
    • Machine learning
  • Simulation
    • Agent-based modelling
    • Bootstrap simulation
    • Permutation tests
  • Non-Parametric Approaches
    • Nonparametric maximum likelihood (NPML)
  • Econometrics
  • Q Methodology
  • Quantitative Approaches (other)
    • Boolean algebra
    • Dynamic models
    • Formal logic
    • Generalised Method of Moments (GMM)
    • Propensity score matching
    • Sensitivity analysis
    • Simultaneous equations models
• Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis
  • Social Network Analysis
    • Interaction analysis
  • Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
    • Complementary
    • Integration
    • Triangulation
  • Mixed Methods Approaches (other)
• ICT and Software
  • Qualitative Software
    • ATLAS.ti
    • Maxqda
    • NVivo
    • Transana
    • Computer Aided Qualitative Analysis Software (CAQDAS)
  • Quantitative Software
    • ArcGIS
    • Excel
    • MLwiN
    • Mplus
    • Python
    • R
    • SAS
    • SPSS
    • Stata
    • Winbugs
  • Technology
    • Grid technology
  • ICT and Software (other)
    • Latex
• Research Management and Impact
  • Research and Project Management
    • Change management
    • Performance management
    • Leading and chairing meetings
    • Staff management
    • Time management
    • Recruitment and selection
    • Coaching and mentoring skills
  • Confidentiality and Anonymity
  • Research Ethics
  • Research Policy
  • Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
  • Management of User Involvement
  • Consultancy Skills
    • Client or user relationship
  • Regulatory and Legal Aspects
    • Copyright
    • Data protection
    • Intellectual property
    • Plagiarism
    • Research governance
  • Research Management and Impact (other)
• Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination
  • Researching Literature
    • Literature reviews
  • Writing Skills
    • Grant applications
    • Report writing
    • Writing for publications
    • Writing research blogs
    • Disseminating with social media
  • Conference Posters and Presentations
  • Alternative Methods of Dissemination
    • Dissemination through Film and Video
    • Dissemination through Poetry
    • Dissemination through Theatre
  • Data Visualisation
    • Creating graphs and charts
    • Interactive data visualisation
    • Mind maps
  • Teaching and Supervising Research Methods
    • E-learning
    • Webinars
    • Blended learning
    • Face-to-face/classroom learning
    • Workshops
    • Supervision of research students
    • Training research methods teachers
  • Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)
    • Interviewer skills and training