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Research Methodology
Term | Definition |
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significance | the quality of being worthy of attention; importance |
relibility | the ability to be relied on or depended on |
statement | a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing |
peer review | evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field |
validity | the quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency |
experimental design | is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives |
patent | a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention |
intellectual property | a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc |
confidence level | the probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values |
experimental stations | an establishment for scientific research (as in agriculture) where experiments are carried out, studies of practical application are made, and information is disseminated |
literature | written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit |
hypothesis | a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation |
treatment group | the group being changed or altered in an experiment |
scientific method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses |
theory | a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained |
hatch act | officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities |
control group | a baseline group that receives no treatment or a neutral treatment |
data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis |
correlated | have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another |
research | the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions |
problem | a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome |
applied | (of a subject or type of study) put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical |
fact | a thing that is indisputably the case |
t-test | A statistical examination of two population means |