For research

• Research


  An organized and systematic way of finding answers to questions
• Research


  • Systematic - definite set of procedures and steps
  • Organized - structure or method, planned, focused and limited to a specific scope
  • Aims to find answers
• Research is focused on relevant, useful, and important questions
• Research paper


  A piece of academic writing that provides analysis, interpretation, and argument based on in-depth independent research
• Abstract


  A short summary of your completed research, intended to describe your work without going into details, self-contained and concise
• Introduction


  Leads the reader from a general subject area to a particular topic of inquiry, establishes the scope, context, and significance of the research
• Literature review


  Provides an overview of sources relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, to demonstrate how the research fits within a larger field of study
• Hypothesis


  A statement of expectation or prediction that will be tested by research, the researcher's intellectual or wild guess about the possible result
• Methodology


  The systematic method to resolve a research problem through data gathering using various techniques, providing an interpretation of data gathered, and drawing conclusions
• Population


  The entire group that the researcher wants to draw conclusions about, can refer to people, objects, events, organizations, etc.
• Sample


  A smaller part or subgroup of the population that the researcher will collect data from or the group that will participate in the study
• Variable


  Any factor, trait, or condition that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment
• Instrument


  Any tool used to collect, measure, or analyze data relevant to the research, such as questionnaires, surveys, interviews, checklists, tests
• Questionnaire


  The main instrument for collecting data in survey research, a set of standardized questions to collect individual responses
• Data


  Any information that has been collected, observed, generated, or created to validate original research findings
• Results/Findings


  The section of a research paper where the authors provide the data collected during their study
• Discussion


  The section of a research paper that interprets and describes the significance of the findings in light of what was already known, and explains any new understanding or insights
• Conclusion


  The section that helps the reader understand why the research should matter to them, a synthesis of key points
• Reference


  The last page of a research paper that lists all the sources used in the study, giving credit to the authors consulted
• Appendix


  Serves as a space for materials that help clarify the research, such as interview transcripts, questionnaires, or surveys