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Chance. A possibility that is not predicted.

Descriptive research. Research that has the purpose of describing people (or things).

Evaluative research. Research that has the purpose of determining the success of an intervention or program.

Explanatory research. Research that has the purpose of explaining things by examining the relationship between two or more variables.

Exploratory research. Research that has the purpose of examining things that are not yet well known.

Intervention evaluation. The assessment of the success of a social work intervention (service) for an individual or a group of clients with a common treatment objective.

Population. The people from whom your study sample was drawn.

Program evaluation. An assessment of the success of a program with regard to various components of the program.

Qualitative measurement. Research that measures concepts with words rather than numbers or predetermined categories.

Quantitative measurement. Research that measures concepts numerically (e.g., age or score on the depression scale) or by predetermined categories (e.g., gender, race, etc.).

Sample. The people from whom you collect your data for your study.

Statistical significance. The likelihood that this set of data would occur by chance, rather than having meaning with regard to causation.

Theory. An attempt to explain, usually by portraying the relationships between concepts.