TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN RESEARCH

• Theory - is an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon.
• Quantitative Method - This is a method that focuses on numbers, objective hard data.
• Qualitative Method - It uses words instead of numbers to display data. It focuses on feelings not numerical data.
• Variables - are any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition or situation that varies or takes on different values.
• Hypothesis - is a logical supposition, a reasonable guess, and educated conjecture. It provides a tentative explanation of a phenomenon under investigation