Research Logistics

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Across
  1. 3. The ethical rule of Informed ________ means warehouse workers must know the risks of your study before agreeing to participate. (7 Letters)
  2. 7. Accepting that a stowage plan is safe strictly because a senior captain said so, without checking the math, is relying on this alternative to research. (9 Letters)
  3. 9. The type of data you are using when you download the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index instead of surveying ports yourself. (9 Letters)
  4. 10. The infamous researcher who ordered participants to deliver fake electric shocks to test obedience to authority. (7 Letters)
  5. 12. The specific missing piece of knowledge in the current academic literature that your study aims to fill.
  6. 13. The specific subset of the population that you actually collect data from (e.g., the 80 truck drivers you surveyed).
  7. 14. The philosophical study of knowledge; figuring out exactly how we know a shipping schedule is actually true. (12 Letters)
  8. 16. The overarching "blueprint" that logically connects your research question to your data collection and analysis.
  9. 17. A specific characteristic or value inside a category, such as "Perishable" or "Hazardous" for cargo types. (9 Letters)
  10. 18. The variable in your study that is considered the "cause" or the factor being manipulated (e.g., The implementation of a new Gate Appointment System).
  11. 20. To capture actual physical behavior rather than what workers claim they do on a survey, you would use participant __________.
Down
  1. 1. The type of reasoning that starts with specific observations on the dock and builds up to a brand-new theory (Bottom-Up). (9 Letters)
  2. 2. A non-probability sampling method where you interview one participant (like an informal courier) and ask them to refer you to others.
  3. 4. A probability sampling method where the population is divided into distinct subgroups (like "Independent Drivers" and "Fleet Drivers") before randomly selecting from each.
  4. 5. The Dependent ________ is the "effect" or outcome you are measuring in your conceptual framework (e.g., vessel turnaround time). (8 Letters)
  5. 6. A type of qualitative data collection involving a guided discussion with 6 to 10 participants. (Two words, no space)
  6. 8. An alternative to research where a manager insists on using paper manifests simply because "we’ve always done it this way." (9 Letters)
  7. 11. The strategy of using multiple data sources or methods (like surveys and port timestamp data) to cross-verify your findings and increase credibility.
  8. 13. The critical skill in a Literature Review where you connect different authors' arguments by themes, rather than just summarizing them one by one.
  9. 15. A type of research design used to establish cause-and-effect relationships (answering the "Why" or "How").
  10. 16. The type of reasoning that starts with a broad supply chain theory and tests it with specific port data (Top-Down). (9 Letters)
  11. 19. The ethical principle where you know the truck driver's identity, but you promise to keep it a secret in your final report. (15 Letters)