definitions in research

• Physical – A type of paragraph that is divided by spacing and indention.
• Restriction – In TRIAC, macro-discourse pattern narrows the scope of the paragraph.
• Problem-Solution – A macro-discourse pattern is used in the paragraph of randomization
• Secondary Sources - A type of source shows how your work relates to existing research.
• RRL – Review Related Literature
• APA - The citation format is recommended to be used in your research proposal.
• Plagiarism – This is considered a crime for claiming the ideas of others as one’s own.
• Ethnography – A type of qualitative research design wherein the researcher immerses himself in a culture that is unfamiliar to him.
• Research instrument – Part of the research methodology where you discuss the tools used in collecting data.
• Qualitative Research – A type of research design focuses on human behavior from the participant’s point of view which involves the collection of non-numerical data.
• Snowball Sampling - non-probability sampling techniques that is commonly used in social sciences when investigating hard-to-get groups
• Convenience Sampling - Non-probability sampling techniques that is known as the easiest method of sampling, because participants are selected based on availability and willingness to take part of it.
• A population is the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about
• A sample is the specific group that you will collect data from.
• informal - a type of definition that makes use of the synonyms or antonyms of a defined term
• When a term is defined based on the context of the current study, then definition is being used? Operational
• What rhetorical function is used to give special attention to details like parts. Description
• When the writer tells the audience what to do and how to do something, then he is using what rhetorical function? instruction
• Jimmy presented the results of his study in tables and graphs. Supplemental texts were also given. What rhetorical function did he use? classification