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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
Documentary method
To find meaning in the sensory storm, we draw on a stock of stories and meaningful interpretations. Finding a story that fits, we transform the evidence to support the story. The stories themselves also are being constantly renegotiated.
 
Dogmatic FalsificationAssuming that one falsification renders a theory useless.
 
Duhem TesisAn empirical test can never falsify an isolated hypothesis -- it actually challenges the whole theoretical system of which it is a part.
 
Effect size
is a way of quantifying the difference between two groups. For example, in this study, one group of classes has had an 'experimental' treatment and the other has not (the 'control'). The effect size is a measure of the effectiveness of the treatment. An effect size of 0.4 for example means that the average person in the experimental group is higher than 66% of the control group.
 
ElaborationThe process of adding a control variable into the analysis.
 
Elements of a PopulationIn the context of sampling, elements are cases -- units of observation. They are the things being sampled. In general, elements are persons.
 
Emic perspective (emic view)A term used by ethnographers to refer to the insider's or native's view of his or her world (see also etic perspective).
 


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