What is purpose of persuasive research writing

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What is purpose of persuasive research writing 
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explaining, evaluating possible answers to your question and choosing the best answer(s)
based on your own criteria.
explaining possible answers to your question and giving the readers new information about
your topic.
investigating causes, examining effects, evaluating effectiveness and assessing ways to solve
problems.
getting your readers to adopt your answer to the question.
What is the purpose of informative research writing 
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explaining, evaluating possible answers to your question and choosing the best answer(s)
based on your own criteria.
explaining possible answers to your question and giving the readers new information about
your topic.
investigating causes, examining effects, evaluating effectiveness and assessing ways to solve
problems.
getting your readers to adopt your answer to the question.
The level at which the study actually measures what it was meant to measure is......
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practicality
validity
reliability

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The person or researcher carrying out the act of meaning-making is.......
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an object
a survey questionnaire
a non-participant observation
a subject
The consistency of the findings when the study is repeated at different times or by 
different researchers, using the same methods and procedures is called.......
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practicality
validity
reliability
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A list of all sources of information used in writing-up the research findings and 
cited within the body of the publication is.........
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literature review
appendix
reference list
bibliography
A list of all sources of information consulted for the study, some of which may not 
have been cited within the body of the publication is.......
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literature review

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appendix
reference list
bibliography
The event, thing or phenomenon under study is........
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an object
a survey questionnaire
a non-participant observation
a subject
Hypothesis is.......
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a formal statement made about the predicted relationship between variables in a research
study, which is directly tested by the researcher
a representation of a shared value or belief held by a group or society
a situation where one or more of the dependent variables will change when the independent
variable changes.
a study that collects data from the same population (but different samples) at different points
in time
Mean is.......
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the mid-point of a set of values
the median of a set of values
the value that occurs most often in a distribution of values for a given variable
The various data collection and analysis techniques

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The value that occurs most often in a distribution of values for a given variable 
is.......
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mean
mode
median
Median is.......
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the mid-point of a set of values
the median of a set of values
the value that occurs most often in a distribution of values for a given variable
The various data collection and analysis techniques
Qualitative data is.....
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data that is non-numerical and embedded in their context
data that is numerical and can be counted
a research method that determines if a program or campaign was implemented as designed
a system that responds to and is affected by external factors or its environment
Quantitative data is.....
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data that is non-numerical and embedded in their context
data that is numerical and can be counted
a research method that determines if a program or campaign was implemented as designed
a system that responds to and is affected by external factors or its environment

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What is plagiarism 
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collecting data or information from people about their demographic characteristics, opinions,
choices, preferences, attitudes, beliefs, motivations etc to answer the question
representing another author's language, thoughts, ideas or expressions as your own original
work
relating to the phenomenon of a message having several different meanings for its different
receivers
reporting a research study, based on actual research and written in the style of a standard
research report
Academic dishonesty is......
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collecting data or information from people about their demographic characteristics, opinions,
choices, preferences, attitudes, beliefs, motivations etc to answer the question
representing another author's language, thoughts, ideas or expressions as your own original
work
relating to the phenomenon of a message having several different meanings for its different
receivers
any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise
................are used when the researcher is not sure what to look for. They indicates 
the general areas of the phenomenon under study
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Response rate
Research questions
Representative samples
Scholarly theories
........... is an examination of the existing research publications on the topic area of 
a new study, to discuss their theories, research designs, data collection methods, 

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findings, strengths, limitations and contexts as relevant to the new one. This also 
includes the researcher’s own views and observations, and alternative explanations 
of the findings as to what other factors may have given rise to those findings.
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Abstract
Data collection
Reference list
Literature review
Rationale is...........
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a report of a research study, based on actual research and written in the style of a standard
research report
a sample that includes cases or individuals from all subgroups of the targeted population
the researcher’s explanation as to why the study is important, what purpose it serves and what
will be its outcome to society or the academic field
an error in the findings caused by differences between the sample and the targeted population
A method of collecting data or information from people about their demographic 
characteristics, opinions, choices, preferences, attitudes, beliefs, motivations etc to 
answer the question is..........
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data collection
hypothesis
research questions
survey questionnaire
........ is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of 
interest, in an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated 
research questions, test hypothesis,