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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
NaturalismThe idea that principles of the natural sciences should be used for social research.
 
Naturalistic paradigm
This paradigm assumes that there are multiple interpretations of reality and that the goal of researchers working within this perspective is to understand how individuals construct their own reality within their social context.
 
Negative correlation
A relationship between two variables where higher values on one variable tend to be associated with lower values on the second variable; sometimes referred to as an inverse relationship (e.g. age of non-vintage cars and their market value).
 
Negative Relationshipa relationship is which large values of one variable tend to go with small values of the other variable.
 
Nominal scale
the lowest level of measurement that involves assigning characteristics into categories which are mutually exclusive, but which lack any intrinsic order (e.g. classification by gender or by the colour of a person's hair or eyes)
 
Nominalism
Scientifically valid words have fixed and absolute meanings. To define a word is to fix meaning. The existence of a word does not imply the existence of what it describes.
 
NomotheticConstructing generalized models and laws (like universalism).
 


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