Research Methods and Vocabulary: A Comprehensive Guide
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Vocabulary
English Definitions
Leading questions: Questions that encourage someone to answer in a certain way.
Mutually exclusive: Not able to be true or correct at the same time.
Weight: To give something more importance than something else.
Incentive: Something that will encourage people to do something.
Respondent: Person who completes a survey.
Analyse: To examine closely.
Ambiguity: When something has more than one possible meaning.
Jargon: Words used by one group of people, that other people might not understand.
Feedback: Opinions about something.
Dropout rate: The percentage of people who stop the survey before they have completed it.
Spanish Definitions
Liderar preguntas: Preguntas que animan a alguien a responder de cierta manera.
Mutuamente excluyentes: No pueden ser verdaderas o correctas al mismo tiempo.
Peso: Dar algo más importante que otra cosa.
Incentivo: Algo que animará a la gente a hacer algo.
Encuestado: Persona que completa una encuesta.
Analizar: Examinar de cerca.
Ambigüedad: Cuando algo tiene más de un significado posible.
Jerga: Palabras utilizadas por un grupo de personas, que otras personas podrían no entender.
Feedback: Opiniones sobre algo.
Tasa de deserción: El porcentaje de personas que detienen la encuesta antes de que la hayan completado.
The Research Process
- Definition of the problem
- Information required
- Objective
- Research plan and methods
- Sources of information
- Surveys
- Results
- Analysis and interpretation
- Presentation
- Application of results
- Monitoring and evaluation
Research Methods
Opinion poll: A survey designed to find out what people think, often on politics or environmental issues.
Validity: An essential quality for research; without it, the research is not reliable.
Quantitative research: Research which is designed to provide facts and statistical data. Results are easy to analyse, often by computer.
Extrapolation: Using information gained from a small number of people to estimate how large numbers of similar people would behave in similar circumstances.
Statistical analysis: Analysis of numerical information to test that results are accurate and reliable.
Pilot survey: A limited study carried out on a small number of people to test your research methods.
Fieldwork: An original study carried out among the population or from published sources.
Unstructured survey: A set of questions in which the answers given affect what questions will be asked next.
Qualitative research: Research which is open-ended and gives respondents the chance to express opinions, feelings, and attitudes.
Cluster sampling: A sampling method based on using small groups that are representative of much larger groups.