Across
- 2. the process of turning abstract concepts into measurable observations.
- 6. a trait or characteristic that can vary within a population.
- 7. the process of coming to an agreement about what terms means.
- 13. a research strategy that involves examining information in order to understand the past.
- 14. a term describing a measure that accurately reflects the concept it is intended to measure.
- 17. a research strategy that attempts to answers cause-and-effect questions about the relationship between two variables
- 18. the process of selecting individuals for your study.
- 19. a research strategy that asks questions about people’s beliefs, opinions, perceptions, or behavior
Down
- 1. a research strategy that allows one group of people to be followed of a period.
- 3. brief and concise summary of the research in about 250 words
- 4. this type of method is an approach to acquiring knowledge that involves formulating specific questions and then systematically finding answers.
- 5. a report on social life that focuses on detailed and accurate descriptions rather than explanations.
- 8. research based on measuring variables for individual participants or subjects to obtain scores, usually numerical values, that are submitted to statistical analyses for summary and interpretation
- 9. a research strategy that involves a detailed analysis of a person or group.
- 10. the quality of measurement method that suggests the same data would have been collected each time in repeated observations of the same phenomenon.
- 11. a research strategy that attempts to demonstrate a relationship between two variables by comparing different groups of scores
- 12. research based on observations that are summarized and interpreted in a narrative report.
- 13. a prediction of the outcome of a study.
- 15. concept that researchers should strive to do not harm, to maximize possible benefits, and to use a research design that is best suited to minimize risk and maximize benefits
- 16. a unified explanation of observations.