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| Term | Definition |
| Average | a term that refers to the central tendency or typical score of a bivariate distribution, it could refer to statistical average (sum of all cases/number of cases), median (the middle point in a distribution) or the mode, (the most frequently occurring classification of a variable). |
| Basic Research | 1. The kind of research usually done by academics. Typically tries to uncover universal relationships among variables. This kind of research generally has implications for solving particular problems in specific organizations, but is primarily motivated by a generic desire to understand how things work. 2. Contrasts with applied research. |
| Bedrock assumptions | Assumptions about a theory that are unchallengeable and protected. |
| Behaviorism | The derivation of general laws of how people and animals behave through observation, deduction and (usually verificationist) experiment. |
| Behaviour | The combined observable responses of a person to internal and external stimuli. |
| Bias | Any influence that distorts the results of a research study. |
| Binomial variable | Dichotomous variable (has only two categories or values). |
| Birth Cohort | Group of people born in the same time period so they are likely to share many common experiences. |
| Bivariate Analysis | The analysis of the relationship between two variables. |
| Bracketing | A process used by researchers working within the Husserlian phenomenological tradition to identify their preconceived beliefs and opinions about the phenomenon under investigation in order to clarify how personal biases and experience might influence what is seen, heard and reported. |
| Canon, canonized, canonical | When a theorist or text is canonized, it is promoted to an unquestionable level of truth which can be referenced without fear of challenge. |
| Cases | Objects or entities whose behavior or characteristics we study. Usually, the cases are persons. But they can also be groups, departments, organizations, etc. They can also be more esoteric things like events (e.g., meetings), utterances, pairs of people, etc. In the context of sampling, cases are also called elements. |
| Categorical variable | A variable with discrete values (e.g. a person's gender or a person's marital status). |
| Causal Relationship | a relationship in which one variable (i.e., the independent variable) is assumed to affect or influence the other variable (i.e., the dependent variable). |
| Causality | While the goal of research is to understand what causes what, this is a very difficult goal to achieve. Strictly speaking, it is impossible. In fact, the notion of causality is just a theory itself. However, on a day-to-day basis, we assume that causality does exist and that we can discover it through a combination of inductive and deductive work. In general, laboratory experiments are the only way to ascertain causality. |
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Hmm, it’s have been a while (a while???) since last time i wrote here. Skripsi is Indonesian terminology for a formal and lengthy research paper, especially a work of original research written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. I’m not sure about the equal English terminology for the Indonesian phrase strata satu, bachelor is the closest possible word that came into my mind. Whatever it is, with so many things in my mind, trying to share it with the entire world. :) |