Research Terminologies

4. Collection of questions used to collect data from participants.
5. A number that describes a characteristic of a whole population.
8. How well study results apply to different situations and people.
10. A set of shared beliefs and methods used by a scientific community.
11. Form signed by participants to confirm their consent to join a study.
12. Initial small-scale research to test feasibility, cost, and design before a full study
13. Qualitative approach involving observation and interaction with participants in their natural settings.
14. Assigning categories to non-numeric data for analytical purposes.
17. Introducing a new element to modify the outcome of a study.
23. Method for analyzing text to ensure consistent and accurate conclusions.
24. Numerical indicator of the size or extent of an effect.
26. A measure indicating how spread out values are in a data set.
28. The chance that a variable relationship is not due to random occurrence.
29. A scientific method used to discover, test, or prove something.

1. Getting consent from participants before starting a study.
2. A writing format developed by the American Psychological Association.
3. A source that reviews or explains original primary sources.
6. Randomly assigning participants to different groups in a study.
7. An overview of existing research on a subject.
9. Techniques for summarizing and describing key characteristics of data.
15. The concluding section of a formal document.
16. Set of methods employed in a specific field of research or practice.
18. The factor manipulated to observe its effect on the outcome.
19. a logical approach where a conclusion is based from assumed true premises.
20. Applying core ethical standards to conduct research responsibly.
21. A statistical test for comparing multiple averages.
22. With an unknown or hidden name or source.
25. The outcome or result observed in an experiment.
27. Chance of incorrectly rejecting a true null hypothesis.