Question

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following nonexperimental designs:

naturalistic observations

phenomenological studies

case studies

archival studies

If you were asked to use one of these designs in a study next week, which nonexperimental design would you select and why?

Answer 1

Naturalistic observation-

Advantages-

• natuaralistic observation allow us to study things which can not be control in laboratory settings.
• we can get external validity for our study in this type of observation.

Disadvantage-

• It is more time consuming,  
• Behavior of the subject can be biased if s/he knows that s/he is being observed.
• the researcher can be also biased from his/her own culture while making the conclusion.

Phenomenological studies-

Advantages-

• This study is less time consuming and more economical.
• It contributes in the development of the new theory.

Disadvantage-

• this is an artifiacial study and more flexible.
• analysis and the interpretation of this study can be difficult for thr researcher.

Case studies-

Advantage-

• case studies are very useful to study any specific kind of disease.
• This study is more economic

Disadvantage-

• In this study there can be sampling biasness.
• information from the subject can be also biased.

Archival studies-

Advantage-

• This study is more economic.
• the researcher can get much data for his/her study.

Disadvantage-

• this is very time consuming study.
• this is also very subjective.

I would like to choose Case study, because my interest lies on qualitaive study and it is little chalanging for me. this study is based on deep knowledge. hence i want to go through this design.