Glossary
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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, 3 |
| Scientific 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 | A universally recognized scientific achievement that provides theoretical and practical foundations for a specific scientific community. | 1 |
| Theory | A systematic ideational structure of broad scope, conceived by the human imagination, that encompasses a family of empirical (experiential) laws regarding regularities existing in objects and events, both observed and posited. | 1 |
| Data | Quantitative or qualitative units of information that can be used for analysis. | 1, 2 |
| Hypothesis | A preconceived idea about the world that guides the research process and is to be falsified by it. | 1 |
| Transdisciplinarity | Transdisciplinarity is a mode of research that is based around the understanding that certain types of problems cannot be defined from a single discipline's perspective. Instead, Transdisciplinarity aims to already integrate different types of knowledge, both academic and non-academic, in the problem definition phase. These jointly defined problems are then addressed by integrating knowledge, often with the goal to develop solution strategies to these problems. | 1 |
| Scientist | Someone who has gone through a scientific education. | |
| Researcher | Someone who works actively in research. |
