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| Transdisciplinarity || An integrated and reflexive research mode in which scientific and non-scientific actors jointly attempt to frame and solve real-world problems || Example | | Transdisciplinarity || An integrated and reflexive research mode in which scientific and non-scientific actors jointly attempt to frame and solve real-world problems || Example | ||
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Revision as of 11:44, 20 October 2020
This Glossary lists terms and words that are relevant to this Wiki. For each entry, you will find a list of Wiki articles that contain this term. The Glossary is work in progress and continuously amended.
| Term | Explanation | Mentions | ||||||||
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| Qualitative research | Qualitative research focuses on the human dimensions of the observable or conceptual reality, often linking observational data or interpretation of existing data directly to theory or concepts | 1 | ||||||||
| Quantitative research | Quantitative research focuses on the statistical and mathematical analysis of data, as well as the general analysis and often interpretation of data that consists of numbers. | 1 | ||||||||
| Inductive reasoning | Inductive reasoning draws conclusions based on data or observations | 1 | ||||||||
| Deductive reasoning | Deductive reasoning builds on statements or theories that are confirmed by observation or can be confirmed by logic. | 1 | ||||||||
| Bias | the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgement | 1, 2 | ||||||||
| Agency | The capacity of an individual to act intentionally with the assumption of a causal outcome based on this action | 1 | ||||||||
| Emergence | The incurrence of a characteristic or behaviour of two or more entities that could not be anticipated based on the individual parts | 1 | ||||||||
| System | Any number of individuals or elements that interact | 1, 2 | ||||||||
| Method | Scientific methods create knowledge in accordance with certain principles and rigour | 1, 2 | ||||||||
| Concept | Abstract mental representation of our world | 1 | ||||||||
| Framework | A real or conceptual basic structure that supports or guides practical applications. | 1 | ||||||||
| Paradigm | An universally recognized scientific achievement that provides theoretical and practical foundations for a specific scientific community | 1 | ||||||||
| Theory | A systematic ideational structure that encompasses empirical laws regarding regularities in the world that can be tested empirically | 1 | ||||||||
| Data | Example | Example | ||||||||
| Hypothesis | A preconceived idea about the world that guides the research process and is to be falsified by it | 1, 2 | ||||||||
| Transdisciplinarity | An integrated and reflexive research mode in which scientific and non-scientific actors jointly attempt to frame and solve real-world problems | Example | - | Scientist | Someone who has gone through a scientific education | - | Researcher | Someone who works actively in research |
