130 Words To Describe Research

John Spacey, June 29, 2022

Research is a systematic investigation. This includes secondary research that studies existing sources and primary research that produces new observations. Research can follow a broad range of methodologies that can include experiments, natural experiments or the development of prototypes. The point of research can be to summarize the current state of knowledge on a topic, to resolve unknowns or to explore possibilities for future research. The following are common words that can be used to describe research.

Accuracy	Advance
Aggregation	Alternative Hypothesis
Analysis	Appraisal
Archetype	Ascertain
Assessment	Biases
Breakdown	Calculation
Case	Case Study
Causal Analysis	Cause
Check	Classification
Clinical / Clinical Trial	Cohort
Commentary	Confirm / Confirmation
Conjecture	Contemplate
Control / Controlled	Correlation
Corroborate	Criteria / Criterion
Critique	Data Analysis
Deduction	Define
Delve / Delving	Demographic
Demonstrate	Description
Determine	Development
Discovery	Discussion
Document / Documentation	Domain
Empirical	Establish
Evaluate / Evaluation	Evidence
Examination	Examine
Expansion	Experiment
Experiment Design / Research Design	Exploration / Exploratory
Extend	Fact-finding
Field	Field Experiment
Framework	Groundwork
Grouping	History
Hypothesis	Inference
Information	Inquiry
Insight	Inspect
Instance	Interpretation
Introduce	Investigation
Knowledge	Lab / Laboratory
Mathematical Analysis	Measure / Measurement
Mechanisms	Meta-analysis
Methodology	Methods
Modeling	Natural Experiment
Null Hypothesis	Numerical
Observation / Observational	Offer
Open	Original
Overview	Paper
Peer Review	Postulate
Precision	Predictive
Prescriptive	Probe
Procedure	Process
Propose	Prototype
Put Forward / Put Forth	Report
Representation	Reproducibility
Resolve	Review
Sample	Science
Scrutiny	Search
Selection	Show
Specimen	Standard
Statistical Analysis	Study
Suggest	Summary / Summarize
Support	Survey
Synthesise	Systematic
Technique	Template
Test	Theory
Treatment	Trial
Validation	Verify
Weigh	Work