Across
- 4. a concept made measurable for a particular study
- 6. combination of concepts and the connections between them, used to explain relationships
- 7. a belief that is accepted as true without proof
- 9. facility based committee for the protection of human subjects
- 11. introspection and reflection on the researchers own biases and presence in research
- 12. In interventional research, the treatment, intervention, or experimental activity that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to create an effect
- 14. relationships among variables are due to their interaction
- 16. the set of all members of a defined group
- 17. a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and attention to all measurable aspects of the research
- 18. performed prior to the start of a study to determine how large a sample is required for dependable statistical analysis
- 21. a type of research that describes a framework for studying cultures
- 23. minimize/eliminate the effects of potentially extraneous variables
- 24. a type of research that examines events of the past from the perspectives of the present day
Down
- 1. cause-and-effect relationship in which one variable causes a change in another
- 2. a point of view that differs from truth
- 3. how consistently the measurement technique measures a concept
- 5. aspects of a study that decrease the generalizability of the findings
- 8. subset of the accessible population that the researcher selects for participation
- 10. response, behavior, or outcome that is predicted and measured; presumed to be because of the Independent Variable
- 13. a hypothesis that is the opposite of the research hypothesis, stating that their is no significant difference between study groups or no significant relationship among the variables
- 15. the extent to which study findings can be generalized beyond the sample included in the study
- 19. represents the major type of research used for a study
- 20. a type of research used to describe life experiences, cultures, and social processes
- 22. formal statement of a proposed relationship between or among variables