What is Exploratory Research?
AIt describes social situations, social events, social systems, social structures etc. The researcher observes or studies and then describes what did he find.
BIt studies subject about which either no information or the limited information is available. ✓ Correct
CIt explains the causes of social phenomena. Describing the magnitude and nature of crimes committed by females in India is one aspect of female crime but why do they commit crime is its explanatory aspect.
DIt is based on common sense knowledge based on the accumulated experiences and beliefs of the people.
Correct answer: (B) It studies subject about which either no information or the limited information is available.
Explanation
Exploratory research studies a subject about which no information or only limited information is available, in order to gain initial insight.
Describing social situations, events, systems and structures is descriptive research, not exploratory.
Explaining the causes of social phenomena, such as why women commit crime, is explanatory research.
Reliance on common sense from accumulated experiences and beliefs is not research at all.
Exploratory studies help frame problems and generate hypotheses for later inquiry.
It is often the first stage before descriptive or explanatory research.
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