Research

Items

• quantitative

  It refers to measurement by the quantity of something rather than its quantity.
• quantitative analysis

  Refers to analysing data that is numbers-based or data that be easily converted into numbers without losing any meaning.
• quartile deviation

  It is the difference between the first quartile and the second quartile in the frequency distribution table. Also known as the semi interquartile range and is half of the difference between the third quartile and the first quartile.
• quasi-experiment

  A type of research design that attempts to establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
• questionnaire / questionnaires

  A set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
• questionnaire design

  It refers to creating valid and reliable questions that address the objectives of the study.
• quota sampling technique

  Is a non-probability sampling method in which researchers create a convenience sample involving individuals that represent a population. Researchers choose these individuals according to specific traits or qualities.
• quotation

  A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
• random coefficient

  A research model used to reduce the number of parameters to be estimated substantially, while allowing the coefficients to differ from unit to unit and/or time to time.
• random sampling

  A type of probability sampling in which the researcher randomly selects a subset of participants from a population. Each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.
• randomisation

  The process of assigning clinical trial participants to treatment groups. It gives each participant an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups.
• range

  The difference between the largest and the smallest value in the data set.
• rank order

  Asks respondents to order the presented options from high to low
• rating scale

  It is a survey scale where respondents are presented with a set of items and are asked to prioritise them from first to last based on a given criteria (such as importance, satisfaction, or usage frequency).
• rational discourse

  A discourse where all arguments should be rational or aim to be rational. It demands participants to present well-reasoned arguments.
• raw score

  A single score that is derived from a test or an observation… A single piece of unaltered data, raw scores taken from an entire population are known as data sets.
• reader response

  Identifies the significant role of the reader in constructing textual meaning.
• realistic

  It means both reproducing reality and adopting a practical or concrete approach rather than am impractical or idealistic one.
• recall bias

  A type of bias that occurs when participants in a research study do not accurately remember a past event or experience or leave out details when reporting about them.
• recapitulation

  It refers to a short summary, at the end of a long speech. A recap, review or restatement to remind audience or readers of your main points.
• recommendations suggestions

  These are specific suggestions for real-world actions to be taken on the basis of the research. Suggestions/ solutions that address certain problems based on your study results.
• reception-aesthetics

  It’s a methodology that considers the artwork itself as the result of the interaction between the work and its viewers.
• recordings

  It refers to recording of participants’ contributions to research in audio and visual recordings.
• references

  A detailed description of the source of information that the researcher wants to give credit to via a citation., usually in the form of a list at the end of the study/paper. A detailed description of the source of information that you want to give credit to via a citation.
• reformed epistemology

  A thesis about the rationality of religious belief. It claims that religious belief can be rational without any appeal to evidence or argument.