The Scientific Method

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Across
  1. 2. the subset of participants selected from a population
  2. 6. a way a researcher selects participants from a population
  3. 7. an outcome or performance measures used to determine the effect of the independent variable
  4. 8. this kind of sample reflects the characteristics of a population
  5. 10. (e.g. mean, median, mode, range, etc.)
  6. 12. a testable statement about the relationship between two variables
  7. 13. the researcher selects participants who are available
  8. 14. variables that the researcher manipulates or selects to test the hypothesis that the variable leads to a change
  9. 15. every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample
Down
  1. 1. any factor that can take on different values
  2. 3. the systematic, empirically based investigation of phenomena through objective observations and measurements and the formulation of testable and falsifiable explanations
  3. 4. used to draw conclusions about the data and make generalizations from the results of a larger population
  4. 5. a definition of a variable or condition in terms of a specific operation, procedures, or observable behaviors
  5. 9. coherent set of concepts that explain a phenomenon or set of phenomena
  6. 11. the entire group of participants one is interested in studying