Specialist dictionary

Statistical inference

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

Areas within Statistical inference

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

120 featured terms

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Assurancenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Authoritynoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Calculatornoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Computernoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Confidencenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Consequencenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Effectnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Errornoun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…

Estimatornoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Eventnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Faultnoun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…

Figurernoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

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…

Illationnoun

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…

Implicationnoun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…

Importnoun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…

Inferencenoun

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…

Intervalnoun

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

Issuenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Mistakenoun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I cou…

Outcomenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

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…

Reckonernoun

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Resultnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Runnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

Self-assurancenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Self-confidencenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Separationnoun

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

Significancenoun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…

Sizenoun

the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"

Standardadjective

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

Stockadjective

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

Surenessnoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Testnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

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…

Trialnoun

the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…

Upshotnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

A1noun

Paper size, 594 x 841 mm.

Actuarynoun

someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

Addernoun

a person who adds numbers

Aftermathnoun

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had be…

Analogynoun

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

Assaynoun

a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the pre…

Assumptionnoun

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

Auditionnoun

a test of the suitability of a performer

Backwashnoun

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had be…

Bloomernoun

an embarrassing mistake

Blotnoun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Blundernoun

an embarrassing mistake

Botchnoun

an embarrassing mistake

Branchnoun

a natural consequence of development

Bunglenoun

an embarrassing mistake

By-productnoun

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

Byproductnoun

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

Changenoun

the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"

Clearancenoun

the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

Clinical testnoun

a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…

clinical trialnoun

a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…

Coattails effectnoun

(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on t…

Cockupnoun

something badly botched or muddled

Confusionnoun

a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

Conjecturenoun

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

Coriolis effectnoun

(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction…

Corollarynoun

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

Deductionnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Dentnoun

an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"

Derivationnoun

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

Distortionnoun

the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

Entailmentnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Extrapolationnoun

an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Fittingnoun

putting clothes on to see whether they fit

Follynoun

a stupid mistake

Foolishnessnoun

a stupid mistake

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

Harvestnoun

the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"

Hypotheticalnoun

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

Imbecilitynoun

a stupid mistake

Impactnoun

a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

Implicationnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Incursionnoun

the mistake of incurring liability or blame

Influencenoun

the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

Lapsenoun

a mistake resulting from inattention

Largenoun

a garment size for a large person

Materializationnoun

something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic o…

Miscuenoun

a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Misreckoningnoun

a mistake in calculating

Modelnoun

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

Motnoun

a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

Numbernoun

a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"

Octavonoun

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

Offsetnoun

a natural consequence of development

Offshootnoun

a natural consequence of development

Offspringnoun

something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic o…

Omissionnoun

a mistake resulting from neglect

Outgrowthnoun

a natural consequence of development

Oversightnoun

a mistake resulting from inattention

Placebo effectnoun

any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's f…

Position effectnoun

(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome

Presumptionnoun

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

Productnoun

a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the p…

Quartonoun

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

Regularnoun

a garment size for persons of average height and weight

Renegenoun

the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Repercussionnoun

a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt y…

Responsenoun

a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

Reverberationnoun

a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt y…

Revokenoun

the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Skipnoun

a mistake resulting from neglect

Slipnoun

a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Smallnoun

a garment size for a small person

Smearnoun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Smirchnoun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Speculationnoun

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

Spillovernoun

(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

Spotnoun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Stainnoun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Statisticiannoun

someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

Stoutnoun

a garment size for a large or heavy person

Stupiditynoun

a stupid mistake