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stages of an investigation. In undertaking a study, such as looking at a company which has an unusual hierarchy and examining why  and how it is able to be successful without the expected formal structures. The undertaking of the research need to consider the subject, the types of data that may be  available and can be obtained. The results of any research will vary depending of the type of data that can be used  and the way it is analysed. There are many variable factors that may impact on this, from the culture of the company and the interdependent relationships to the qualifications,  attitudes of the employees and the systems that are in place. Therefore, any approach will need to be broad ranging and take  these different variable factors into consideration. The starting point is to consider what types of data will be most valuable in determining the accurate results.  There are two main types of data; qualitative and quantitative (Anonymous, 2003). Quantitative research relies on large amounts of results. Quantitative data is predominately numerical, it  is suitable to be used as a method of determining cause and effect relationships and is applicable to statistical analysis (Anonymous, 2003). The methodologies will often be based on scientific  procedures of investigation. Quantitative research includes descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental and experimental (Anonymous, 2003). Qualitative research is narrower and more concentrated by looking to  information to be gained in-depth from a smaller quantity of subjects (Anonymous, 2003). Often this research will be word based with methods such as recorded in-depth interviews and other data