technical terms

• research - creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge
• research - involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information
• technical terms - essential part of all technical and scientific writing.
• technical terms - each field typically uses a vocabulary that relays a variety of specialized concepts by means of technical language
• analysis - method of organizing, sorting, and scrutinizing data.
• bibliography - list of all the sources used in the process of researching
• concept - mental idea of a phenomenon
• conclusion - provides a summary of the research
• data - information that can be interpreted or analyzed
• data gathering tools - devices/instruments used to collect data
• data presentation - use of a variety of different graphical techniques
• descriptive study - research design that focuses more on the "what is" aspect
• in-text citation - brief form of a reference in the body/paragraph
• limitation of the study - restrictions that may decrease the credibility and generalizability of research findings
• literature review - critical and comprehensive analysis of existing literature (published and unpublished)
• plagiarism - unethical practice of using words or ideas of another author/researcher w/o proper acknowledgement
• quantitative research - collects numerical data and analyzes it using statistical methods.
• qualitative research - collects non-numerical data
• qualitative research - focuses on exploring subjective experiences and opinions through observations and interviews
• questionnaire - set of questions used to gather information in a survey
• respondents - people who have been asked to participate in a study
• sample - part or subset of population selected to participate in the study
• socio-demographic profile - age, sex, education, background and ethnicity, etc.
• e.g. - exempli gratia (for example)
• i.e. - id est (that is)
• etc. - et cetera (and so forth)
• et pass. - et passim (and in the following)
• et al. - et alia (and others)
• e.g. - various factors affecting economic growth, ____, investment levels, government policies, and technological advancements
• etc. - the library contains books on various subjects: history, science, literature, ____
• et pass. - concept is discussed in detail in chapter 3, ____, of the book
• et al. - research paper was authored by Smith, ____, who conducted extensive studies on he topic
• i.e. - focused on the impact of demographic shifts, ____, changes in population, age distribution, on market trends