Specialist dictionary

Research design

Research questions, study designs, hypotheses, controls, variables and causal reasoning.

Areas within Research design

Experimental design

Controlled studies, assignment, comparison groups and causal inference.

3 words

Qualitative research

Research using detailed non-numerical evidence and interpretive methods.

3 words

Research design

Research questions, study designs, hypotheses, controls, variables and causal reasoning.

65 words

Qualitative methods

Interviews, focus groups, observation, coding, themes and interpretive analysis.

67 words

Quantitative methods

Measurement, numerical data, statistical modelling and quantitative analysis.

71 words

Sampling

Populations, samples, sampling frames, probability sampling and sampling bias.

41 words

Measurement, validity and reliability

Operationalisation, validity, reliability, measurement error and research quality.

88 words

Statistical inference

Estimation, uncertainty, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and statistical inference.

126 words

Evidence synthesis

Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature searches and synthesis of evidence.

35 words

Ethics and reproducibility

Research ethics, consent, integrity, transparency, replication and reproducibility.

55 words

Data collection

Surveys, questionnaires, instruments, fieldwork, records and data capture.

36 words

Academic publishing

Peer review, manuscripts, citations, journals, publication and scholarly communication.

44 words

Experimental design research

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

1 words

Research ethics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

1 words

Systematic review

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

7 words
Core vocabulary

67 featured terms

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Age bracketnoun

a group of people having approximately the same age

Age groupnoun

a group of people having approximately the same age

Cohortnoun

a group of people having approximately the same age

Controlnoun

(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had…

Cross-sectionaladjective

of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice"

Data-basedadjective

relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

Dependentadjective

held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes"

Designnoun

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

Designingnoun

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

Enquirynoun

a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Experimentnoun

a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

Experimentaladjective

relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

Hypothesisnoun

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a sci…

Independentadjective

free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"

Inquirynoun

a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Longitudinaladjective

over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"

Motionnoun

a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the questio…

Observationaladjective

relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

Pendantadjective

held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes"

Pendentadjective

held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes"

Possibilitynoun

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a sci…

Questionnoun

a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the questio…

Researchnoun

a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Studynoun

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no sch…

Theorynoun

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a sci…

Variablenoun

a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

Worknoun

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no sch…

Agednoun

people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"

Assumptionnoun

a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

Canvassnoun

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Conjecturenoun

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the ele…

Elderlynoun

people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"

Experimentnoun

the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

Experimentationnoun

the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

Frameworknoun

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

Gemmulenoun

the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity

Heraldrynoun

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

Hypotheticalnoun

a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical possibility"

Investigationnoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

Modelnoun

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

Motor controlnoun

control of muscles

Planningnoun

the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

Pollnoun

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Probenoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

Speculationnoun

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the ele…

Supposalnoun

a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

Suppositionnoun

a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

Theoretical accountnoun

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

Unknownnoun

a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

Youngnoun

young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"

Youthnoun

young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"

Autonomousadjective

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Autonomousadjective

existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

Commutativeadjective

(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.: ‘a x b’ = ‘b x a’

Empiricadjective

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an…

Empiricaladjective

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an…

Fissiparousadjective

having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

Free-livingadjective

not parasitic on another organism

Longadjective

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified;…

Self-reliantadjective

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Self-sufficientadjective

able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"

Self-sufficingadjective

able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"

Separatistadjective

having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

Single-handedadjective

without help from others; "a single-handed accomplishment"

Strong-mindedadjective

marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment

Supportedadjective

held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends"

Unconditionaladjective

not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else