The
Process of watching something or someone is known as observation. Normally the observation
is informal action but maybe it also formal; plus includes the data collection.
In observations, the researcher simply creates the observations and the conclusions
are arrived on the basis of data. Example
Study to calculate the relation of lung cancer and the smoking. For this scenario
the researched collected the data from the smoker and non-smoker and make the observations
according to statics.
Experimentation:
Every aspect to deriving
the conclusion in experimentation the researcher manipulates this. If more data
is collected, then the researcher relies on this type of study. There is human
intervention is present in experimentation. Example: Hawthorne study is the good example of experimentation. In
study of Hawthorne plant for electric company, and see the impact of
productivity and illuminations. [3]
References of
an example.
Differencebetween.Net, & Prabhat S. (2017, June 22). Difference
Between Observational Study and Experiments. Retrieved from http://www.differencebetween.net/science/difference-between-observational-study-and-experiments/