{"id":15084,"date":"2024-11-21T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=15084"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:44:19","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/research-resources\/toolbox\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary of Scientific Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>With thanks to the STEM Club for Girls and Catherine Nadeau for submitting this glossary of scientific terms adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodfellow.com\/usa\/resources\/glossary-scientific-terms\">this resource<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abstract:<\/strong>&nbsp;A short summary of the essential components of a research article, thesis, or academic paper, including its purpose, methodology, results, and conclusions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analysis:<\/strong>&nbsp;An interpretation of research data to find patterns, relationships, and trends that can lead to meaningful conclusions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bias:<\/strong>&nbsp;A loss of accuracy and objectivity in research methodology, commonly due to sampling errors, measurement inaccuracies, and\/or researcher subjectivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blinding:<\/strong>&nbsp;A prevention of participant and researcher awareness of which treatment or intervention is administered, thus reducing bias by avoiding the influence of expectations or on outcomes. Single-blind studies conceal information from participants; double-blind studies conceal information from researchers as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Case Study:<\/strong>&nbsp;An investigation that delves deeply into a single, specific subject, <em>i.e., <\/em>an individual, event, or situation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Control Group:<\/strong>&nbsp;A research group in which experimental or intervention is withheld and from which outcomes are considered a comparison benchmark to remove inaccuracies introduced by the placebo effect or other factors aside from what is specifically being studied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Descriptive Statistics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Methods for summarizing and simplifying data, <em>i.e., <\/em>percentages, frequencies, and averages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data Collection:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gathering information for research through surveys, interviews, observations, or experiments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dependent Variable:<\/strong>&nbsp;An experimental variable expected to change as another variable is intentionally altered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethics:&nbsp;<\/strong>Guiding principles for the conduct of research that emphasize integrity, respect for participants, and minimizing harm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>External Validity:<\/strong>&nbsp;The extent to which a study&#8217;s results can be applied to other populations or settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hypothesis:<\/strong>&nbsp;A statement about the relationship between variables testable through scientific research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independent Variable:<\/strong>&nbsp;An experimental variable that is manipulated or controlled by researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Literature Review:&nbsp;<\/strong>A written survey and analysis of published research relevant to a specific topic to identify gaps, trends, and areas that merit further investigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta-Analysis:&nbsp;<\/strong>An analysis of results from multiple studies addressing the same research question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peer Review:<\/strong>&nbsp;An evaluation by a group of experts that assesses the quality, validity, and significance of a research article or proposal to ensure the integrity and reliability of scientific knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pilot Study:&nbsp;<\/strong>A small-scale preliminary study that tests the methodology and its feasibility before a larger study is conducted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualitative Research:<\/strong>&nbsp;Research to provide rich insights into complex human experiences using methods such as interviews, focus groups, and\/or content analyses to develop detailed descriptions, observations, and interpretations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quantitative Research:&nbsp;<\/strong>Research that involves collecting and analyzing numerical data using approaches such as surveys, experiments, and observational studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With thanks to the STEM Club for Girls and Catherine Nadeau for submitting this glossary of scientific terms adapted from this resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4662,"featured_media":0,"parent":10299,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15085,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15084\/revisions\/15085"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15084"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=15084"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=15084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}