Technical Terms used in research

• Research


  A systematic investigation to contribute to an existing body of knowledge
• Terminologies used in research

  • Analysis
  • Bibliography
  • Concept
  • Conclusion
  • Data
  • Data gathering tools
  • Data presentation
  • Descriptive study
  • In-text citation
  • Limitation of a study
  • Literature review
  • Plagiarism
  • Quantitative research
  • Questionnaire
  • Research topic
  • Respondents
  • Research question
  • Sample
  • Socio demographic profile
  • Variables
• Analysis


  A method of organizing, sorting, and scrutinizing data
• Bibliography


  A list of all the sources used in the process of researching
• Concept


  A mental idea of a phenomenon
• Conclusion


  A summary of the research
• Data


  Information that can be interpreted or analyzed
• Data gathering tools


  Devices/instruments used to collect data
• Data presentation


  The use of a variety of different graphical techniques
• Descriptive study


  A research design that focuses more on the "what is" aspect of a phenomenon
• In-text citation


  A brief form of a reference included in the body of one's work
• Limitation of a study


  Restrictions that may decrease the credibility and generalizability of research findings
• Literature review


  A critical summary or research on a topic of interest
• Plagiarism


  An unethical practice of using words or ideas of another author/researcher without proper acknowledgement
• Quantitative research


  A process of collecting and analyzing numerical data
• Questionnaire


  A set of questions used to gather information in a survey
• Research topic


  A subject or issue that a researcher is interested in when conducting research
• Respondents


  Persons who have been asked to participate in a particular study and have actually taken part in the study
• Research question


  The question around which a researcher centers his/her study
• Sample


  A part or subset of population selected to participate in the research study
• Socio demographic profile


  Includes age, sex, education, migration, background and ethnicity, religious affiliation, marital status, household, employment, and income
• Variables


  Attributes or characteristics that can have more than one value