Technical Terms Used in Research

Research is an art of scientific investigation.

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Abstract is a full-length summary of your completed research.

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Literature Review provides an overview of sources used in your research paper.

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Hypothesis aims to ensure valid and reliable results that address the research aims and objective.

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Population is a subgroup, while sample is the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about.

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Respondents and participants are the two categories of a research sampling.

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Dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured, while independent variable is the variable  in an experiment that is changed or manipulated.

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A good research instrument is one that has been validated and has proven reliability.

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The purpose of discussion is to interpret and describe the significance of your findings.

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Appendix is the last page of a research paper that lists all the sources you used in your study.

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