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These is glossary of research key terms. This glossary is intended as an aid to
professionals and non-professionals who find the world of research
somewhat intimidating. While it is impossible to cover all the terms
that can be confusing, this document briefly defines some of the more
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| Term | Definition |
| Descriptive Study | A descriptive study is similar to an exploratory study in that we do not attempt to test hypotheses. Often, they are used in settings where a theory of how variables are related is already in place, but specific values for each of the variables are needed for specific cases in order to take some action. For example, if an organization is considering adopting a new benefits package that costs more but has new features that might be attractive, the organization needs to know what the needs of the employees are to determine whether the package makes sense for them. For example, if the main feature of the more expensive package is a domestic partner program (that's where homosexual partners of employees are entitled to health insurance just like heterosexual spouses), it makes sense to find out how many gay & lesbian employees the firm has. |
| Determinism | 1. Causes exist in social relations which are external constraints on individual choices. A thing has a separate reality which affects its parts. Society thus has its own independent reality. (vs. Voluntarism). 2. The belief that everything is caused by specified factors (antecedent factors) in a predictable way rather than haphazardly; a key assumption within the positivist paradigm. |
| Directed numbers | In using numbers to represent situations we sometimes need to know the direction as well as the size of the number. An example of this is with temperature where a direction is chosen as positive (+) and the opposite direction is taken as negative (-). So if above zero degrees is positive (+), then below zero degrees is negative. |
| Directional hypothesis (or one-tailed hy | A hypothesis that makes a specific prediction about the nature and direction of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. |
| Discordant Pair | a pair of cases in which one member of the pair is higher than the other member on one of the variables, but lower on the other variable. |
| Disertasi | Disertasi adalah karangan ilmiah yang ditulis untuk memperoleh gelar doktor. Di dalam disertasi dituntut untuk memberikan sumbangsihnya terhadap ilmu pengetahuan. |
| Dispersion | The distribution or variability of values for a variable e.g. range, standard deviation. |
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