Empirical Research
- Any research that uses structured observations from the real world to attempt to answer questions.
- Quantitative empirical research uses quantitative measurements (numbers, usually).
- Observations rather than reason
- More data sets, fewer interviews
- Measurements hard to to collect precisely or interpret accurately
- Numbers we have don’t actually answer the research question we have, what can we do?
- Goal is to collect the right data to answer the question and design research to do this