Essays on Experimental Method

Marketers venture into the market to look for various niches that have not been occupied, and make a marketing plan on how to fill those gaps to meet the needs of the consumers in that area. Bratskeir (2016) wrote an article on ‘The Food Americans Are Most Likely To Stress Eat’, and this is one area that marketers can look into.

Summary of the results

The experimental method used in this article is the survey method, and included 2252 adults who gave different reaction about the research question. The research question was about Pizza, and a good number of people responded by agreeing ...

In countries that have experienced high rates of lawlessness and rebellion from citizens, governments and organizations can use employment to curb or reduce violence and violence related crimes. The belief is that once someone is engaged in productive work in which he/she will benefit at the end in terms of payment, he/she will concentrate on it. In addition, such employment opportunities, where the job itself is free of risks, are embraced. This is different from cases of violence where victims will keep looking over their shoulder constantly because they fear that the long arm of the law will finally ...

Experimental method

In the study of human behavior, experiments are usually piloted in the laboratories under conditions that are controlled. In this way, all aspects of the situation are supposed to be kept constant except the one that is being looked at (Bucknell 2011). In this case, the element to be varied is known as the independent variable (IV) that is changed in a manner that is very precise.

The experimental method has both its strengths and weaknesses just like any other research method.

Strengths • Laboratory experiments are usually easier to replicate and repeat to be sure of the reliability of the findings as the procedures used are standardized. • It gives opportunity to the research team ...