Research Methods November 29, 2022

2. the process of turning abstract concepts into measurable observations.
6. a trait or characteristic that can vary within a population.
7. the process of coming to an agreement about what terms means.
13. a research strategy that involves examining information in order to understand the past.
14. a term describing a measure that accurately reflects the concept it is intended to measure.
17. a research strategy that attempts to answers cause-and-effect questions about the relationship between two variables
18. the process of selecting individuals for your study.
19. a research strategy that asks questions about people’s beliefs, opinions, perceptions, or behavior

1. a research strategy that allows one group of people to be followed of a period.
3. brief and concise summary of the research in about 250 words
4. this type of method is an approach to acquiring knowledge that involves formulating specific questions and then systematically finding answers.
5. a report on social life that focuses on detailed and accurate descriptions rather than explanations.
8. research based on measuring variables for individual participants or subjects to obtain scores, usually numerical values, that are submitted to statistical analyses for summary and interpretation
9. a research strategy that involves a detailed analysis of a person or group.
10. the quality of measurement method that suggests the same data would have been collected each time in repeated observations of the same phenomenon.
11. a research strategy that attempts to demonstrate a relationship between two variables by comparing different groups of scores
12. research based on observations that are summarized and interpreted in a narrative report.
13. a prediction of the outcome of a study.
15. concept that researchers should strive to do not harm, to maximize possible benefits, and to use a research design that is best suited to minimize risk and maximize benefits
16. a unified explanation of observations.