Saber Pro Investigación Jurídica flashcards

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Research problem

A defined issue capable of systematic investigation, distinguished from a broad concern, a preferred conclusion or an immediate client-service task.

Legal research object

The particular legal relationship, source, institutional practice or interpretative issue being studied, identified clearly enough to guide the investigation.

Doctrinal inquiry

Investigation focused on legal sources, interpretation and their relationships, distinguished from assuming a survey alone determines what the law requires.

Sociolegal inquiry

Investigation of relationships between law, institutions and social practice using appropriate evidence, rather than relying solely on a formal provision.

General objective

The central knowledge the project seeks to develop in response to its main question, distinguished from a mere list of collection activities.

Specific objective

A focused contribution to the general objective that helps organize the investigation, with a relevant and feasible connection to the research question.

Source status

The legally or academically relevant position of a source, including its authority, version and date, rather than treating every document identically.

Analytical framework

The explicit concepts and approach used to organize interpretation, which should fit the question and be applied transparently to the relevant material.

Research coherence

The defensible alignment among the problem, question, objectives, evidence and method, rather than an attractive method chosen without regard to the task.

Research integrity

Honest and accountable conduct in planning, collection, analysis and reporting, including appropriate attribution and disclosure of material limitations.

Unit of analysis

The entity about which the study makes its principal claims, which must be distinguished from the person or document supplying information.

Sampling frame

The operational list or structure used to select units, whose coverage should be compared with the actual target population.

Operational definition

The specified procedure or indicator used to measure a concept, requiring a reasoned link to the intended meaning and use.

Selection bias

Distortion associated with how units enter or remain in the study, which a larger sample does not automatically remove.

Confounding

A competing explanation arising from relevant relationships with both the exposure or explanatory factor and outcome, requiring appropriate design and analysis.

Reliability

Consistency of measurement under the relevant conditions, which does not by itself establish that the intended concept is measured validly.

Validity

Support for the intended interpretation and use of evidence or measurement, assessed for the actual construct, conditions and inference.

Codebook

A documented description of variables, categories and relevant missing-value codes, enabling transparent interpretation and consistent handling of the data.

Reflexivity

Critical examination of how researcher position, assumptions and interactions can affect the collection, analysis and interpretation of information.

Triangulation

Use of relevant multiple sources, methods, perspectives or researchers to examine a question, without assuming that agreement automatically proves every conclusion.