Research is prominent to the delivery of human services and to the people who are responsible for carrying out those services. There are different types of research.

Research is prominent to the delivery of human services and to the people who are responsible for carrying out those services. There are different types of research. One of the frequently used researchers in human service is descriptive research. Descriptive Research is the discovery of facts or to describe reality. Descriptive Research focuses on questions like “How widespread is substance abuse”. Descriptive Research questions can be very extensive of the massive amount of information. Another research is quantitative research which is the scientific method of observation to gather non numerical data. Qualitative Research refers to meanings, concepts, definitions, characteristics symbols, and metaphors. Some examples of Qualitative research can be a diary account, any open ended questions, and documents. Qualitative Research s methods using objective measurements, statistical mathematical or numerical, analysis of data, polls and questionnaires