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Research What do you call a systematic investigation to establish facts or principles?
Statement of the Problem What section of a research paper states the problem being investigated?
Quantitative Research What type of research focuses on numerical data and statistical analysis?
Qualitative Research What type of research focuses on understanding experiences or meanings?
Population What do you call the group from which a sample is drawn?
Sample What is the subset of a population called?
Descriptive Research What research design involves observing subjects without manipulation?
Independent Variable What do you call a variable that is manipulated?
Dependent Variable What do you call the variable that is measured?
Conclusion What part of research summarizes findings and implications?
Simple Random Sampling What sampling method gives each member an equal chance of being selected?
To identify gaps and support the study What is the main purpose of a literature review?
Construct Validity What type of validity ensures the instrument measures what it is supposed to measure?
Reliability What is the term for consistency of a measurement tool?
Experimental Research What research design determines cause-and-effect relationships?
Hypothesis What do you call an educated guess tested through research?
Mean What statistical measure represents the average?
Informed Consent What ethical principle requires voluntary participation?
Discussion What section discusses the interpretation of results?
To show relationships between variables What is the purpose of a conceptual framework?
Purposive Sampling What type of sampling is based on the researcher’s judgment?
A statement that there is no significant relationship or difference What is the null hypothesis?
T-test What statistical test is used to compare means of two groups?
Bias What do you call an error caused by flawed data collection?
The ability to generalize findings What is external validity?
The accuracy of cause-and-effect conclusions What is internal validity?
Mixed Methods Research What research approach combines qualitative and quantitative methods?
Measuring attitudes or opinions What is a Likert scale used for?
To test the research instrument before full implementation What is the purpose of pilot testing?
To determine relationships between variables What is regression analysis used for?
Level of significance of results In research, what does “p-value” indicate?
0.05 What is the acceptable common alpha level in most studies?
Primary Data What do you call data collected firsthand?
Secondary Data What do you call previously collected data?
Using multiple methods or sources to validate results What is triangulation in research?
To generalize from sample to population What is the main goal of inferential statistics?
A group not exposed to the experimental treatment What is a control group?
Parameter = population value; Statistic = sample value What is the difference between parameter and statistic?
Using others’ work without proper citation What is plagiarism?
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion What is the IMRaD format?
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