An act of charity, mercy, and kindness that goes with the statement of "Do what is good"
Non-Maleficence
Non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
Theory
A set of concepts, models, principles, definitions etc. that make sense of a phenomenon by determining relationships among variables
Concept
An idea that has been formally developed and organized
Feasibility
The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done
Conceptual
A framework commonly seen in qualitative research
Theoretical
A framework presented using visual models or diagrams
Beneficiary
The person entitled to receive the claim amount and other benefits
Benefits
Something that will provide an advantage for others
Limitation
Influences that the researcher cannot control
Quantitative
Research methods that use mainly instruments like questionnaires
The total number of students in Ms. Jones's and Ms. Willis's classes is 65 Students
The total of all students in all four classes at Central High School is 140 Students
The approximate size of Ms. Jones class is 45 Students
The approximate size of Mr. Smith's class is 15 Students
There are 15 more students in Mr. Smith's class than in Mrs. Jones's class
The total number of students in Mr. Smith and Ms. Willis's classes is 80 Students
Approximately 8 hours a day are spent sleeping (24 hrs/day)
APA format
The earth is.. (Robinson, 2011)
MLA format
Font size 12
Arial is not an APA format
2 inches Indention is not an MLA format
Probability sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Non-probability sampling
Purposive Sampling
Random Sampling is a type of probability sampling, and Purposive Sampling is a non-probability sampling
Interview is not for Quantitative method only, Questionnaires can be used in Qualitative and Quantitative, Questionnaires can be structured or semi-structured, and Observation is the process of observing
Qualitative research
Uses mainly semi-structured instruments like interview
APA style
Follows the author to date format
MLA style
Follows the author to page format
CMS, APA & MLA styles use double-spaced pages
Nominal scale
Gender: 1=male 2=female
Ordinal scale
Result of motorcycle race: 1st 2nd 3rd
Interval scale
Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit: 78 and 79 degrees
Ratio scale
Speed: Miles per hour
Data Analysis
The process of understanding data or known facts or assumptions serving as the basis of any claims or conclusions about something
Coding
The act of using symbols like letters or words to represent arbitrary or subjective data
Data Matrix
The types of this table of responses are the proximity and profile
Proximity
A matrix that indicates measurements of similarities and differences between items
Coding
A matrix that shows measurements of variables or factors for a set of cases or respondents