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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
common terms and concepts. | |
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| Term | Definition |
| Median | 1. a descriptive statistic used to measure central tendency. The median is the score/value that is exactly in the middle of a distribution (i.e. the value above which and below which 50% of the scores lie). 2. a term that refers to the central tendency or typical score of a bivariate distribution, specifically the median is the numerical value of middle case in a distribution. For example if you had the values 6, 10, 12, 12, 13, 14, 16 the median would be 12. |
| Meta-analysis | A statistical technique for combining and integrating the data derived from a number of experimental studies undertaken on a specific topic. |
| Metaphysical | Ideas that cannot be proven. Knowledge beyond the bounds of experience. |
| Method slurring | This term is used to describe the tendency of some researchers to combine qualitative research approaches without adequately acknowledging the epistemological origins and assumptions that underpin the methodologies they are blending. |
| Methodological Individualism | 1. Break down phenomena into their smallest parts. 2. Use these to deduce development of more complex phenomena. |
| Methodological Pluralism | No approach is better than another. Multiple views enrich. |
| Mimetic | Exact duplicate. Positivist view that everything can be precisely defined in 'mimetic' statements. |
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