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3. is the process of drawing valid inferences.
5. a research method that involves using specific observations to create general conclusions.
6. defines a construct with other constructs
11. a clear way to describe how a concept will be measured or observed
12. a type of research that uses scientific methods to solve real-world problems
14. is a controlled procedure that tests a hypothesis.
15. a well-established principle that has been developed to explain some aspect of the natural world
17. a research method that looks for relationships between variables.
18. the degree to which the results of a study can be applied to other people, situations, or events.
19. explains the meaning of a concept or term.

1. a tentative prediction or idea that researchers test through research and experiments.
2. refers to the claim that a result from data generated by testing or experimentation is likely to be attributable to a specific cause.
4. the degree to which a study's results are accurate and can be trusted to reflect the truth of the population being studied.
7. the degree to which a study measures what it intends to measure.
8. a research method that focuses on in-depth analysis of a specific case within a system.
9. a brief summary of a research paper or dissertation.
10. a systematic study directed toward greater knowledge
13. The abstract ideas or phenomena that are being studied
14. any variable that you're not investigating that can potentially affect the dependent variable of your research study.
16. a measure of how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean.