Specialist dictionary

Qualitative methods

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

Areas within Qualitative methods

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

68 featured terms

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Analysisnoun

a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud;…

Centerverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Centreverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Chromanoun

chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Codingnoun

act of writing in code or cipher

Concentrateverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Cryptographynoun

act of writing in code or cipher

Depth psychologynoun

a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud;…

Descriptive anthropologynoun

the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies

Ethnographynoun

the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies

Focusverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Groupverb

arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"

Ideanoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elabor…

Intensitynoun

chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Interviewnoun

the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers…

Melodic themenoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elabor…

Musical themenoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elabor…

Observationnoun

the act of making and recording a measurement

Poreverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Psychoanalysisnoun

a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud;…

Qualitativeadjective

involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents…

Reflexivenessnoun

(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself

Reflexivitynoun

(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself

Rivetverb

direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Saturationnoun

chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Secret writingnoun

act of writing in code or cipher

Steganographynoun

act of writing in code or cipher

Thematicadjective

relating to or constituting a topic of discourse

Themenoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elabor…

Theorynoun

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of cir…

Vividnessnoun

chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Absorbverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Atomic theorynoun

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosop…

Atomismnoun

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosop…

Atomist theorynoun

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosop…

Atomistic theorynoun

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosop…

Batchverb

batch together; assemble or process as a batch

Blastogenesisnoun

theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm

Bracketverb

classify or group

Chunkverb

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

Collectverb

assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Collocateverb

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

Deciphermentnoun

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Decodingnoun

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Decryptionnoun

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Economic theorynoun

(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

Encodingnoun

the activity of converting data or information into code

encryptionnoun

the activity of converting data or information into code

Engrossverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Engulfverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Field theorynoun

(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields

Garnerverb

assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Gatherverb

assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Hearverb

listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

Immerseverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Listenverb

listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

Lumpverb

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

Motifnoun

a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

Motivenoun

a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

Plungeverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Preformationnoun

a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a…

Recallverb

cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"

Statementnoun

(music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"

Steepverb

devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Thinkverb

focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"

Variationnoun

a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

Rivetverb

hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

Softadjective

using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"