The act of carrying out research.

The quality of being researchable.

plural of researching

(social sciences, marketing) A set of research techniques in which data is obtained from a relatively small group of respondents and not analyzed with statistical techniques.

plural of research paper

Alternative form of operations research

A substantial piece of academic writing, usually done as a requirement for a class, in which the author independently researches a topic and writes a description of the findings.

The systematic scientific investigation of quantitative properties and phenomena and their relationships, using statistical methods.

Research performed using the historical method.

Research performed through the summary, collation or synthesis of the results of existing research.