The methods differ in suitability and fields of application. Inquiry is more appropriate in behavioral and social sciences and experiments are applied in natural and physical disciplines while participant observation is better suited to diverse fieldwork. The methods also differ in the goals and objectives of the study. Participant observation aims to provide detailed notes on what was observed during the study and surveys focus on explaining the desires of each member in a given sample group while the experiment aims to explain the characteristics of the participants and other aspects. The survey information uses a series of precisely defined questions and instructions in which responses are recorded. Participant observation information can be presented in the form of images, sketches, maps, and recordings, among others. Experiments provide a written response regarding the readings and results (Gravetter & Forzano, 2018). Research methods use different sample population sizes. Surveys use a relatively large sample population while experiments and participant observation use a relatively small sample population. This creates a difference in response rate and time taken to arrive at the final decision. Furthermore, the methods are applied in various forms of research. Experiments are used when the research is experimental, while surveys are applied when the study is descriptive. On the other hand, the participant observation approach is used when the research is observational