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• What happens to your vocabulary as you progress in education?

  It grows wider and wider
• Why is it important to learn technical terms in research?

  They help in writing and understanding research
• What is research defined as?

  A systematic and scientific process
• What does research seek to generate?

  Answers to problems and additional questions
• What is analysis in research?

  A method of organizing and scrutinizing data
• What is a bibliography?

  A list of all sources used in research
• What does the term 'concept' refer to?

  A mental idea of a phenomenon
• What does a conclusion provide in research?

  A summary of the research
• What is data in research?

  Information that can be words or numbers
• What are data gathering tools?

  Devices used to collect data
• What does data presentation involve?

  The use of graphical techniques
• What is a descriptive study?

  A research design that describes "what is"
• What is J-Text Citation?

  A brief form of reference in the body
• What are limitations in research?

  Restrictions that may decrease credibility
• What is a literature review?

  A critical summary of research on a topic
• What is plagiarism?

  The unethical use of another's work
• What is quantitative research?

  The process of collecting numerical data
• What is a questionnaire?

  A set of questions for gathering information
• What is a research topic?

  A subject of interest for research
• Who are respondents in research?

  Persons invited to participate in a study
• What is a research question?

  The question centered around the research
• What is a sample in research?

  A subset of the population selected for study
• What does a socio-demographic profile include?

  Age, sex, education, and more
• What are variables in research?

  Attributes that can have more than one value
• What is an independent variable?

  A variable purposely manipulated by the researcher
• What is a dependent variable?

  A variable that depends on other factors
• What does 'etc.' stand for?

  It means "and so on"
• What does 'e.g.' mean?

  It means "for example"
• What does 'et al.' mean?

  It means "and others"
• What does 'ib/ibid.' mean?

  It means "in the same place"
• What are the types of variables in research?

  • Independent Variable: Manipulated by the researcher
  • Dependent Variable: Depends on other factors measured
• What are common Latin terms used in research?

  • Etc. et cetera: "and so on"
  • E.g. exempli gratia: "for example"
  • Et al. et alii: "and others"
  • Ib/ibid. ibidem: "in the same place"