Across
- 5. the tendency for statistics to fluctuate from one sample to another (2 words)
- 7. _________ method refers to a set of orderly, disciplines procedures used to acquire information
- 8. concerns whether inferences about observed relationships will hold over variations in persons, setting, time, or measures of the outcomes (2 words)
- 10. a careful appraisal of a study's strengths and weaknesses
- 11. comprise a series of statements about a phenomenon (2 words)
- 13. a percentage or other descriptive statistic that is calculated from population data
Down
- 1. this type of hypothesis has theories as a starting point
- 2. a concept that encompass a set of interventions to treat or prevent a specific cluster of symptoms (2 words)
- 3. _________ randomization occurs separately for distinct subgroups
- 4. the use of multiple sources or referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes the truth
- 6. _______ consent provides prospective participants with information needed to make a reasoned decision about participation
- 7. refers to the systematic over- or underrepresentation of a population segment on a characteristic relevant to the research question
- 9. _______ trials goal is to test the hypotheses that the outcomes from two interventions are equal
- 10. _________ test theory is a psychometric theory of measurement that has been used as a basis for developing multi-item mesasures of heath constructs and is also appropriate for conceptualizing all types of measurements
- 11. _________ regression is used to determine a straight-line fit to the data that minimizes deviations from the line
- 12. overall location for the research