Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Research

a set of ideas intended to explain the reason behind the existence or occurrence of something

information or facts collected to be used for various purposes

a brief summary that presents the key points of a book, speech, etc.

the process or action of carefully watching a thing or person, often for learning something about them

a careful and systematic study of a subject to discover new facts or information about it

anything that proves the truth or possibility of something, such as facts, objects, or signs

a methodical examination of the whole structure of something and the relation between its components

a specific way or process of doing something, particularly an established or systematic one

a randomly selected part of a larger group, put to study in order to gain knowledge or to draw conclusions about the larger group

something that is caused by something else

a decision reached after thoroughly considering all relevant information

a piece of information discovered as a result of a research

a printed work, such as a book, magazine, etc. that is publicly distributed

a magazine or newspaper that gives information about a specific topic

a piece of writing that briefly analyzes or discusses a specific subject

a paper containing a series of questions that is given to people to collect information for statistical reasons

a short note in a book giving information about the source of its subject

a series of facts supporting a theory or an argument

data and information that can be gathered to form a research

a device or tool that requires specific knowledge on how to be used

a book or a document that supplies information in a research and is referred to

a way of doing something or dealing with a problem

one of the things that affects something or contributes to it

a collection of opinions or experiences from a specific group, typically gathered via questions