Research Methods Comparator — illustrative example

INPUT
Research decision: understand why users abandon a setup step. No method has been chosen.

RESULT
Analytics — useful for locating the step and frequency of recorded abandonment; limited for explaining motives.
Observation — useful for seeing where a person gets stuck during the task; requires suitable sessions and consent.
Interviews — useful for exploring context and reported reasons; recall may differ from observed behavior.
Proposed sequence: locate the pattern, then investigate it with observation and targeted questions.

REVIEW
Method selection should reflect the question, resources and consequences. No method is best for every research objective.

This is a teaching example, not a live execution record.