Technical Terms Used in Research

It is a systematic and scientific procedure of data collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and implication pertaining to any problem.

• Concept

• Hypothesis

• Research

• Theory

The information "High School Graduate" belongs to which of the following demographic measures?

• Age

• Educational Level

• Income

• Social Status

It pertains to any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition or situation that varies or takes on different values.

• Characteristic

• Description

• Trait

• Variable

It is a logical supposition, a reasonable guess, and educated conjecture

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Introduction

• Prediction

It is the process of selecting participants who are representatives of a larger population.

• Choices

• Options

• Population

• Sampling

The following are examples of research except:

• Action Research

• Dissertation

• Reflection Paper

• Thesis

It is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea.

• Assumption

• Concept

• Infographic

• Transition

It is based on words, feelings, emotions, sounds and other non-numerical and unquantifiable elements.

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

Emphasis is placed on the collection of numerical data, the summary of those data and the drawing of inferences from the data.

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

Which of the following is a description for 'Qualitative Research'?

• It is analyzed through math and statistical analysis.

• It is analyzed by summarizing, categorizing and interpreting.

• It is mainly expressed in numbers, graphs and tables.

• It  focuses on testing theories and hypotheses.