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  1. 3. is a question or a problem that has not been answered by any of the existing studies or research within your field. (scribbr)
  2. 6. is an approach to learning that involves a process of asking questions, making discoveries, and testing those discoveries in the search for new understanding. (exploratorium)
  3. 8. a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen. (cambridge dictionary)
  4. 10. research seeks to understand the causal or correlational relationship between variables through testing hypotheses (stevenson university)
  5. 12. of a study are the factors and variables not to be included in the investigation. (discoverphds)
  6. 13. variable is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. (scribbr)
  7. 16. research design seeks to describe the current status of an identified variable. (winston salem state university)
  8. 17. framework consists of concepts, together with their definitions, and existing theory/theories that are used for your particular study. (sacred heart university)
  9. 19. variable is the variable you manipulate or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects. (scribbr)
  10. 20. framework sets forth the standards to define a research question and find appropriate, meaningful answers for the same. (scribbr)
  11. 21. is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. (scribbr)
  12. 22. the number of people who answered a survey. (collins dictionary)
  13. 25. details how in-depth your study is to explore the research question and the parameters in which it will operate in relation to the population and timeframe. (discoverphds)
Down
  1. 1. describe what you intend your research project to accomplish. (scribbr)
  2. 2. clearly define the independent and dependent variables, as well as any control variables. (discoverphds)
  3. 4. research design attempts to determine the extent of a relationship between two or morevariables using statistical data. (winston salem state university)
  4. 5. research seeks to understand a phenomenon within a real-world context through the use of interviews and observation(stevenson university)
  5. 7. research conducted to advance knowledge and theory without consideration for commercial gain or practical application. (writing commons)
  6. 8. are formulated to explain, predict, and understand phenomena to challenge and extend existing knowledge. (sacred heart university)
  7. 9. research often called true experimentation, uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables that make up a study. (winston salem state university)
  8. 11. It presents the background to your study, introduces your topic and aims, and gives an overview of the paper.
  9. 14. It states the reason(s) why a researcher chooses to focus on the topic in question. (cwauthors)
  10. 15. a systematic investigation carried out to discover new knowledge, expand existing knowledge, solve practical problems. (writing commons)
  11. 18. research conducted to solve a particular problem for specific situation. (writing commons)
  12. 23. method of gathering information using relevant questions from a sample of people with the aim of understanding populations as a whole. (qualtrics)
  13. 24. refers to a weakness, shortcoming, or limitation in the design, execution, or reporting of a research study.