INRS ICE

2. a cluster or set of beliefs in a particular discipline that determine what should be researched
4. the study of being or reality
6. paradigm concerned with subjective knowledge and understanding
8. research where the researcher does not affect the findings of the study
9. sampling that involves choosing elements that you wish to include based on a set of characteristics
10. basic component of theories
13. questions that ask respondents to rate a number of options
14. measurement scales that use an absolute zero
15. how simply and concisely a theory explains complex aspects
16. general to specific reasoning

1. research that usually attempts to study an unknown area
3. tentative statement about a relationship between variables
5. a field research approach that involves describing a culture the researcher is interested in
6. variables that are likely to cause an effect
7. theory about theory
11. sampling that entails first splitting the population into sub-units or levels
12. research: characterised by rigorous and systematic investigations