Research Concepts

3. is a term used to describe an approach to the study of society that relies specifically on empirical scientific evidence, such as controlled experiments and statistics.
4. a set of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
7. a person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
8. a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
9. the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science.
10. a paradigm is a set of assumptions governing how we interact and interpret the world and are necessary for creating a basis to begin research.
11. everything that exists,esp. all physical matter, including all the stars and planets in space.
12. the concept of universe consists of all survey elements that qualify for inclusion in the research study.

1. an underlying ground, theory, or principle.
2. is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence.
3. a probabilistic method or model is based on the theory of probability or the fact that randomness plays a role in predicting future events. The opposite is deterministic, which is the opposite of random — it tells us something can be predicted exactly, without the added complication of randomness.
5. involving quality or kind, qualitative research involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences.
6. an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world.
13. it is the branch of phylosophy that study the nature of knowledge, its origin, understanding and application.
14. science consists of observing the world by watching, listening, observing, and recording.