Technical Research Terms Quiz

A statement written by the researcher that states the relationship among or between variables.

• sample

• variable

• question

• hypothesis

A quality of interest or concepts that can be manipulated, observed or studied.

• sample

• variable

• question

• hypothesis

A brief overview of a research study; summarizes all sections of the report.

• sumamry

• conclusion

• abstract

• concept

Establishes the scope, context and significance of the research to be conducted.

• introduction

• summary

• significance of the study

• abstract

Research design that describes 'what is'

• explanatory study

• phenomenological study

• descriptive study

• narrative study

Also called respondents, their characteristics and responses are the object of study in research.

• participant

• interviewee

• surveyee

• informant

The arithmetic average.

• ratio

• mode

• data

• mean

Information used as a basis of reasoning, discussion, or calculation.

• gathered concepts

• collective information

• data

• rrl/rrs

In experiments, the one that does not get the treatment.

• hypthesis

• data

• variable

• controlled group

A smaller group that represents population of interest.

• chosen group

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• sample