4 Carrying out empirical research

Your project may require you to carry out empirical research in order to obtain data and information.

Figure 8 Much information can be found online for empirical research

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Figure 8 shows a photograph of someone typing on a laptop; only their hands and arms are visible. Overlaid on top of the photo is a graphic of charts and graphs.

Figure 8 Much information can be found online for empirical research

This section will discuss a number of different research methods. However, all projects are likely to start by conducting a literature review to find out what has already been published about the area of law.