Across
- 2. a "study of studies" that combines the findings of multiple studies to arrive at a conclusion
- 5. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
- 7. A cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable.
- 9. A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
- 10. specifies which research questions must be answered, how and when the data will be gathered, and how the data will be analyzed
- 12. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
- 13. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
- 14. a judgement based on the information obtained
- 15. A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
Down
- 1. the process of strictly defining variables into measurable factors
- 3. the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
- 4. a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- 6. a research method that involves gathering information from people through the use of surveys or questionnaires
- 8. evidence that comes from direct experience, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation
- 11. a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles