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Glossary of Research Terms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Accuracy

B

Bias

C

Census (or Enumeration)

Convenience Sampling
(or Non-Probability Sampling or Non-Random Sampling)

D

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E

Enumeration (or Census)

F

G

H

Hypothesis

I

Informant

Interview

Interviewer

J

K

L

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M

Mean

Median

N

Non-Probability Sampling or Non-Random Sampling
(or Convenience Sampling)

Nonresponse Bias

O

P

Parameter

Precision

Probability Sampling (or Random Sampling)

Q

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R

Random Sampling (or Probability Sampling)

Reliability

Representativeness

Respondent

Response Rate

S

Sampling Frame

Sample Population

Screener

Signficance

Standard Deviation

Standard Error

Statistic

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T

U

V

Variance

Validity

W

X

Y

Z

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