The Purpose of Descriptive Research Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

The purpose of descriptive research is:

• A) To describe characteristics of the problem and those affected by the problem.
• B) To gain an initial understanding of problem area when we know very little about the problem.
• C) To explain why and how things happen.
• D) To study politically oppressed individuals.

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Definitions:

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods determined mainly by competition in a free market.

Cumberland Road

Also known as the National Road, it was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, initiated in 1811 to facilitate westward expansion.

Manufacturing

The industrial production of goods from raw materials through processes like machining, assembly, and fabrication, often on a large scale.

Land

A crucial natural resource that constitutes the earth's surface, including fields, forests, and bodies of water, often used for agriculture, housing, and development.