Onderzoekstest

Onderzoekstest is a term used in Dutch-language research to describe a test or assessment conducted as part of an investigation. It refers to procedures, instruments, or tasks designed to gather data, measure variables, and evaluate hypotheses within a study.

Usage and scope: The term covers a range of activities from controlled experiments and field tests to surveys and usability assessments. It is not limited to scientific experiments but includes any systematic test applied to answer research questions, validate a tool, or pilot a method before broader deployment.

Methodology: An onderzoekstest typically follows a research protocol: defining objectives, selecting a sample, choosing or developing instruments, administering the test under predefined conditions, collecting data, and analyzing results to draw conclusions. Ethical considerations, such as informed consent and data protection, apply when human subjects are involved. Reliability and validity are important to ensure that results accurately reflect the phenomena under study.

Common types: Experiments and randomized trials, survey-based tests, diagnostic or screening tests, usability tests, field tests, pilot studies, and calibration or performance tests.

Limitations: The results depend on sampling, measurement error, and context; generalizability may be constrained by design.

See also: Onderzoek, Test (instrument), Experiment, Validity, Reliability, Ethics in research.