Proof
Confirm
Inference
Manuscript
Speculation
Claim
Methodology
Repository
Derivative record
Factoid
Fact
Verification
Citation
Annotated bibliography
Primary information
Source
Assumption
Analysis
Secondary information
Best evidence
Evidence
Correlate
Abstract
Assertion
A premature conclusion unsupported by evidence.
Section of a report detailing how research was undertaken.
A presumed reality—an event, circumstance, or other detail that is considered to have happened or to be true.
A 150 to 250 word paragraph that provides an overview of the report.
The process of examining evidence, e.g. studying individual pieces of data for inherent clues, strengths, and weaknesses.
Material produced by copying an original record or manipulating its content e.g. compendiums, compilations, databases and translations.
An archive, government office, library, or other facility where research materials are held.
An opinion unsupported by evidence.
Confirming the accuracy of an assertion by consulting other authoritative and independent sources.
An artifact, book, document, film, person, recording, website, etc., from which information is obtained.
A statement made or details provided by someone with first- hand knowledge of the facts he or she asserted.
A “fact” deduced from information that implies something it does not state outright.
A “fact” that is fictitious or unsubstantiated but repeatedly asserted to promote its acceptance.
A claim or statement of “fact.”
To compare and contrast separate items in order to identify conflicts and agreements between them and to define patterns and relationships.
A conclusion backed by thorough research, sound analysis, and reliable evidence.
To test the accuracy of an assertion or conclusion by (a) consulting at least one other source.
Information or assertions that are relevant to the research problem.
The statement in which one identifies the source of an assertion.
A bibliography which discusses the sources, as well as providing a full reference for them.
An assertion for which no evidence is supplied or else the evidence is insufficient.
A piece of writing in its native, unpublished state. Derived from the Latin meaning written by hand.
An original record or records of the best and highest quality that survives.
Details provided by someone with only second-hand (hearsay) knowledge of the facts.
