This paper defines descriptive, structural, and experimental empirical work, provides examples, discusses their similarities and differences, and comments on their strengths and weaknesses. An ...

"Negotiator Rationality and Negotiator Cognition: The Interactive Roles of Prescriptive and Descriptive Research." In Negotiation Analysis, edited by H. Peyton Young.

Conclusive research is a structured data collection technique that provides detailed, factual information that's useful in decision-making. Descriptive marketing research is a form of conclusive ...

Daniel C. Bowen, Christopher J. Clark, Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship, Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 67 ...