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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 |
| Haphazard Sampling | A non-probability sampling scheme in which population elements are chosen based on convenience (e.g., choosing your friends to make up a sample of college students). |
| Hegemony | The constant struggle between social forces to create meaning |
| Hermeneutics | Discovery of meaning (originally in Bible). |
| Histogram | A graph of a frequency distribution in which bars extend from the exact limits of the class intervals to indicate the frequency of individual classifications. |
| Hypothesis | 1. A statement that predicts the relationship between variables (specifically the relationship between the independent and dependent variables). A hypothesis may be directional or non-directional. 2. A postulated relationship between a pair of variables. The reason for expecting the variables to be related should come from a theory. 3. Any theory-based prediction about some measurable data. 4. Unproven but testable idea. 5. a proposed relationship between two or more variables, may be causal or simply a relationship e.g. a proposed relationship between a persons gender and income. |
| Hypothesis Testing | An empirical test to see if there is support for a proposed hypothesis. An example is surveying workers on their yearly income and gender to determine if there is a relationship between gender and income. |
| Hypothetico-deductive model | Popper's definition of science as 'testable' statements. |
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