Research Terminologies and definitions

1. Delimitations: address hour the study will be trued in scope

2. Descriptive statistics; those statistic that describe,

Organize, and summarize data (frequencies, percentages, descriptions of central
tendency and descriptions of relative position).

3. Debriefing: debriefing: after the participants have concluded their participation

in the study, each participant should have an opportunity to meet with the
primary researcher or receive information regarding the study and timeline for
completion of the study.

4. Expedited Review: consists of a review of research involving human

participants by the IRB chairperson or by one or more experienced reviewers
designated by the chairperson from among members of the IRB. The IRB will
assure that the standard requirements for informed consent (or its waiver,
alteration, or exception) apply regardless of the type of review. The expedited
review procedure may be used for research activities that

a. Present no more than minimal risk to human participants, and

b. Involve only procedures listed in one or more of the following

categories. See page 8 of the McKendree Institutional Review Board
Policies and Procedures Manual for categories and further specific
information.
 5. Exempt: research exempt from IRB Review, see page 13 of the McKendree
Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures Manual.

6. Hypothesis: hypotheses represent specific restatements of the purpose of

the study, which can be directional or non-directional. Write in literary form
which means that the variables will be stated in abstract, concept-oriented
language or operational form which uses specific language.

7. Inferential statistics: allow the researcher to make inferences from the sample
to the population in order to speculate, reason, and generalize about the
population from the sample findings. Must have sufficient subjects and
random selection. Tests include t tests, F tests, and tests for r.

8. Informed Consent: Subjects and participants must understand the nature of

the project, what procedures will be used, and to what use the results will be
put. See general requirements and exceptions on pages 15-17 of the
McKendree Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures Manual. Also
see sample consent form, page 20 as well as sample provided separately on
IRB Webpage.

9. Limitations: identify potential weaknesses of the study.

10. Research Methodology: The method of research design (paradigm as well as

statistics and analysis) as well as the approximate timeline for completion of
the study.
 11. Nonparametric Data: nominal and ordinal data.

12. Parametric Data: interval data and ratio data.

13. Pilot study: a preliminary trial of the study, or a ministudy, and should be
performed before the final study.

14. Purpose of the study: specific research aims and objectives for the research.

A.Clear statement of purpose of the study: Should tell the reader what you hope to
accomplish regarding the problem by carrying out your study. Be clear by starting the
sentence, “The purpose of the research is…..” Then describe your intentions.

B.Problem statement: the issue that exists in the literature, theory, or practice that leads
to a need for the study.

15. Qualitative Research: trying to verify or generate descriptive theory that is

grounded in the data gleaned from the investigation (naturalistic). The
approaches include:

A. Naturalistic Settings: descriptive and naturalistic, with natural settings as the

source of data.
B. Local Groundedness: focus on naturally occurring, ordinary events in natural
settings.

C. Phenomenological Perspective: meaning from the participant’s point of view.