Science in the general sense refers to the experiences that humans have gained by experimentation or experience and research is the process of achieving these results and observations.
No matter if your research is basic or advanced, for doing research first you should design a plan to answer your research question so you’ll need a method to execute your plan.
The method that you choose depends on the purpose and the field that you have questioned about.
Generally, research methods dispart into Qualitative and Quantitative methods and contain specific ways to collect data.