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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 |
| Missing data | Cases for which we do not know the proper category into which to place the case. |
| Mode | 1. A descriptive statistic that is a measure of central tendency; it is the score/value that occurs most frequently in a distribution of scores. 2. a term that refers to the central tendency or typical score of a bivariate distribution, specifically the most frequently occurring classification of a variable. For example if you had the values 6, 10, 12, 12, 13, 14, 16 the mode would be 12. |
| Moderator Variable | A moderator variable is one that modifies the relationship between two other variables. If variable X modifies the relationship between variables Y and Z, then there is an interaction between X and Y. In a regression, the interaction between a pair a variables is tested by including the product of the two variables as an additional independent variable. |
| Monograf | Monograf adalah tulisan (karangan, uraian) mengenai satu bagian dari suatu ilmu atau mengenai suatu masalah tertentu. Monograf ditulis dengan tujuan untuk memberikan keterangan kepada pembaca, agar pembaca dapat mengerti mengenai apa yang telah ditulis oleh penulis. Isi dari monograf harus saling berkaitan dari satu bab ke bab yang lain, monograf merupakan suatu karya ilmiah dan sasarannyapun ditujukan kepada orang-orang yang mempunyai pemikiran yang berdasarkan keilmuan. |
| Multistage cluster sample | Type of probability sample in which the population is divided into clusters, and then the clusters are sampled. |
| Multivariate analysis | 1. an examination of the relationship between three or more variables e.g. in this model the analysis using the elaboration model. 2. the analysis of three or more variables simultaneously. |
| Naturalism | The idea that principles of the natural sciences should be used for social research. |
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