LANGUAGE OF RESEARCH-BASIC TERMS; LANGUAGE OF CAMPAIGN & ADVOCAC

It is the act of speaking on the behalf of or in support of another person, place, or thing.

It is a plan consisting of number of activities directed towards the achievement of an aim

It is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data; documentation of critical information; and analysis and interpretation of that data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific professional fields and academic disciplines.

What is the purpose of all research?

These are names that are given to the variance we wish to explain.

These are a lot similar to parallel sentences in terms of structure. Like parallelism, a sentence is considered to be balanced if its two parts are equal in length, importance, as well as structure.

• loose sentence

• balanced sentence

• periodic sentence

It is also called a cumulative sentence, begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause. These phrases or clauses add information to the main or independent clause.

• balance sentence

• periodic sentence

• loose sentence

it has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader.

• periodic sentence

• balanced sentence

• loose sentence

In research, _________ are any characteristics that can take on different values, such as height, age, species, or exam score.

• variance

• variables

• variations

These are factors the researcher has to control. They require other factors to influence and cause changes. It is what is being predicted.

• independent variables

• dependent variable

• variables