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Data Information collected in an organised way when carrying out a project or research study.
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Element A part of something; one of the parts into which a whole may be broken down into through analysis.
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Empirical Originating in or based on experience or observation; as in empirical data.
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Entity Something that exists separately from other things and has a clear identity of its own.
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Environment The conditions that people live, spend time in and the way that they influence how they (people) feel or behave.
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Field A place in the real world where you go to work, especially to collect data for a project or research study.
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Fieldwork Work related to data collection for a project that is carried out in a real-world location.
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Generic Relating to a whole group of similar things, rather than to a particular thing.
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Inquiry Process of asking about or investigating something.
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Instrument The means used to collect data for your project, e.g. questionnaire. Also called a tool.
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