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- 3. is a question or a problem that has not been answered by any of the existing studies or research within your field. (scribbr)
- 6. is an approach to learning that involves a process of asking questions, making discoveries, and testing those discoveries in the search for new understanding. (exploratorium)
- 8. a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen. (cambridge dictionary)
- 10. research seeks to understand the causal or correlational relationship between variables through testing hypotheses (stevenson university)
- 12. of a study are the factors and variables not to be included in the investigation. (discoverphds)
- 13. variable is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. (scribbr)
- 16. research design seeks to describe the current status of an identified variable. (winston salem state university)
- 17. framework consists of concepts, together with their definitions, and existing theory/theories that are used for your particular study. (sacred heart university)
- 19. variable is the variable you manipulate or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects. (scribbr)
- 20. framework sets forth the standards to define a research question and find appropriate, meaningful answers for the same. (scribbr)
- 21. is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. (scribbr)
- 22. the number of people who answered a survey. (collins dictionary)
- 25. details how in-depth your study is to explore the research question and the parameters in which it will operate in relation to the population and timeframe. (discoverphds)
Down
- 1. describe what you intend your research project to accomplish. (scribbr)
- 2. clearly define the independent and dependent variables, as well as any control variables. (discoverphds)
- 4. research design attempts to determine the extent of a relationship between two or morevariables using statistical data. (winston salem state university)
- 5. research seeks to understand a phenomenon within a real-world context through the use of interviews and observation(stevenson university)
- 7. research conducted to advance knowledge and theory without consideration for commercial gain or practical application. (writing commons)
- 8. are formulated to explain, predict, and understand phenomena to challenge and extend existing knowledge. (sacred heart university)
- 9. research often called true experimentation, uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables that make up a study. (winston salem state university)
- 11. It presents the background to your study, introduces your topic and aims, and gives an overview of the paper.
- 14. It states the reason(s) why a researcher chooses to focus on the topic in question. (cwauthors)
- 15. a systematic investigation carried out to discover new knowledge, expand existing knowledge, solve practical problems. (writing commons)
- 18. research conducted to solve a particular problem for specific situation. (writing commons)
- 23. method of gathering information using relevant questions from a sample of people with the aim of understanding populations as a whole. (qualtrics)
- 24. refers to a weakness, shortcoming, or limitation in the design, execution, or reporting of a research study.
