TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN RESEARCH

2. This is the systematic process that the researcher has used for the study to produce credible results.
4. To explain any new understanding that emerged as a result of your study of the problem.
5. This is the entire set under consideration or the target group under investigation.
7. A tentative explanation based on theory to predict a casual relationship between variables.
8. Where all the sources you have cited are written and mentioned.
9. This refers to a short summary of your research, explaining the different sections briefly and clearly.
11. Indicates the presentation of your chosen topic.
13. A smaller part or subgroup of the population.
14. Any factor that can be manipulated in an experiment.
16. A research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data, it is also the process of collecting and analyzing numerical data.
18. This is where the authors provide the data collected during their study.
20. A tool used to collect data that is relevant to the subject of your research.

1. This is the last part of your research where you synthesize all the important aspects of the study and confirm to your readers why the research is worth studying.
3. A general explanation about a specific behavior of events that is based on known principles and serves to organize related events in a meaningful way
6. It is where the researcher uses other existing studies written by experts and scholars about the topic to enrich the study.
10. Factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion or calculation.
12. A piece of academic writing that provides analysis and argument based on in-depth independent research.
15. The main instrument for collecting data in survey research.
17. A type of research that aims to gather and analyze non-numerical data in order to gain an understanding of individuals' social reality
19. A careful and detailed study of a specific problem using the scientific method.