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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
Population
1. A well-defined group or set that has certain specified properties (e.g. all registered midwives working full-time in Scotland). 2. In the context of sampling, population refers to the universe of all possible cases. If you are studying the members of IBM, it is the set of all members of IBM. Can be used in contrast to sample.
 
Population Parameters
Number value that represents a summary characteristics of a population (in contrast to the statistics that describe sample data). The Greek letter mu (µ) signifies a population's mean. An example would be: the mean weight of a human population is 135 lbs.
 
Populations
(universe) The complete set of units (individuals, groups, events, families, cities, counties, automobiles that a researcher wants to study, make statements about , or refer to in his/her hypotheses and conclusions.
 
Population—all the individuals or cases of interest.
 
Positive correlation
A relationship between two variables where higher values on one variable tend to be associated with higher values on the second variable (e.g. physical activity level and pulse rate).
 
Positive Relationship
a relationship in which large values of one variable tend to go with large values of the other variable and small values of one variable tend to go with small values of the other variable.
 
Positivism
1. Taking a 'positive' approach to research and using scientific approaches. 2. This paradigm assumes that human behaviour is determined by external stimuli and that it is possible to use the principles and methods traditionally employed by the natural scientist to observe and measure social phenomena.
 


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