Support the thesis of your research paper with the help of empirical research

With this ready-made survey template, you can find out if your target audience supports the thesis you've set up or if you need to disprove it in your coursework.

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Content and targets of this empirical research survey template

Empirical theses, such as for the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, are often highly sought after by universities and companies. Collecting your own data by means of a survey is still the most direct way to prove or disprove theories.

With our low-priced offer for students the own market research can start uncomplicated. You can start immediately with one of our templates if you like. Simply create a survey, invite participants and evaluate.

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Content:

• Usage behavior
• Criteria of use
• Information about new offers
• Decision about intention to use
• Demographic data

Targets:

• Conduct own market research for thesis
• Query basic data
• Evaluation for the final thesis
• Conclusions for the thesis

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Almost everything you need to know about empirical study

1. What is a student research project?

As part of university education, student research papers, also called scientific papers, are required to pass a course or to obtain a specific academic degree such as a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

These course papers are an important part of the degree program and demonstrate that students can deal with scientific topics independently.

A student research project usually includes a theoretical part, which deals with the topic in a more literary way, and a practical part, which supports or proves the topic with the help of analyses and the student’s own research.

2. What is meant by empirical research?

Empirical research is a scientific methodology in which, for example, surveys, interviews, experiments, measurements or observations are used to prove or reject findings about an issue to be researched or a hypothesis posed.

But empirical research is not only used in the academic context nowadays. Companies and market research institutes also use this method to find out, for example, what trends or changes there are in society, whether business ideas and products are well received on the market and by the target group, or how companies are perceived.

Research data can be collected using quantitative or qualitative research methods, which differ in terms of the type of survey technique and the size of the sample.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of empirical research?

Like all methods, empirical research has advantages and disadvantages. We have compared these to you below:

Advantages:

Obtaining new knowledge with the help of scientific data
Research with concrete practical relevance
No pure literature work and therefore independent research

Disadvantages:

Research results depend on the motivation and willingness of the participants
High work and planning effort
Implementation takes time, for example until the required data can be collected and analyzed

4. What are the methods of empirical research?

There are two different methods of empirical research. Depending on the purpose and the object of investigation, you can determine which one best suits your research project.

On the one hand, there is quantitative research, in which data is collected via large and representative samples, for example through (online) questionnaires, personal, written or telephone interviews, in order to produce a statistical analysis.

On the other hand, there is qualitative research, where data is collected on small and non-representative samples, for example through interviews, group discussions, case studies or psychological testing procedures, in order to gain deeper insights for the interpretation of the hypothesis.

5. Which steps are needed for an empirical research?

Before starting any empirical research, it is first important to think about the structure and implementation of the research project. Only when you know what you are researching, what purpose and objective you want to achieve with it, and what you need for your research project, will a basic framework gradually emerge from which you can develop a step-by-step plan for implementation.

However, in order to give you a rough idea and orientation of what the individual steps of an empirical research might look like, we have listed them below:

1. Define the purpose and goal of the research;

2. Develop a research question and research the necessary literature;

3. Develop hypotheses and select research method;

4. Devise research method and collect data;

5. Evaluate and interpret collected data.

6. Why should I do my empirical research with easyfeedback?

With easyfeedback you can easily conduct your own empirical research for school, bachelor’s, master’s or diploma studies or for your doctorate with the help of an online questionnaire.

You can flexibly equip your questionnaire with 14 different question types, images as well as video and audio recordings. Furthermore, you can integrate dynamic content such as personalized addressing or randomization of pages, or influence the course of the questionnaire with filters and jumps as well as with logics & parameters.

Once you have created your questionnaire, you have various invitation options at your disposal. For example, share the survey link via email or place it in forums, on social media channels or on survey exchange platforms like PollPool or SurveyCircle. You can also print out the automatically generated QR code, distribute it and post it where you need it.

If you have collected enough participants at the end of your survey, the easyfeedback tool provides you with a comprehensive evaluation with many diagrams and filter options. Compare the results based on answers, behavior or demographics and get deep insights into your results for a better interpretation.

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