Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
Which of the following is a form of explanatory research in which the researcher develops a theoretical model and empirically tests how well the model fits the data?
ACausal modelling ✓ Correct
BPredictive research
CDescriptive research
DExploratory research
Correct answer: (A) Causal modelling — Developing a theoretical model and testing how well it fits the data is causal modelling, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Developing a theoretical model and testing how well it fits the data is causal modelling, so that is the answer.
★Causal modelling builds a model of the supposed causes and effects among variables.
★So the researcher then tests empirically how well that model matches the observed data.
★Predictive research aims to forecast future values, not to test the fit of a causal model.
★Descriptive research describes what exists without building and testing such a model.
★Exploratory research opens up a little-known problem, so building and testing a causal model is causal modelling.
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