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| inter-related statements to describe an action or phenomena |
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| modeling, what concepts are being used and outcomes |
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| An expectation about the nature of the phenomena being observed / an educated guess |
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| concepts are broad description, constructs are specific and refines "something" to be measureable. both describe aspect of phenomena |
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| statement accepted as true |
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| concise way of thinking and looking at how things react. "the lens"; how things are looked and interpreted |
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| apply quantitative methods to determine something to be possible; The ability to subject the data collected to appropriate statistical tests, in order to substantiate or reject the hypotheses developed for the research study |
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| to understand, predict, and control |
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| start with broad theory and then work way down |
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| start with small observations and work to theory (funnel) |
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| The process of finding solutions to a problem after a thoroughly study and the analysis of the situational factors. “Organize information to make meaning” |
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| Systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem encountered in the work setting, which needs a solution |
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| introduction, literature review, research methodology, data processing, conclusion |
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The applicability of the research findings in one organizational setting to other settings.
**Application of your findings to the overall population |
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| The variable of primary interest to the study |
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| A variable that influences the dependent or criterion variable and accounts for (or explains) its variance |
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| A variable on which the relationship between two other variables is contingent. That is, if the moderating variables are present, the theorized relationship between the two variables will hold good, but not otherwise |
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| A variable that surfaces as a function of the independent variable, and helps in conceptualizing and explaining the influence of the independent variable on the dependent variable |
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| A tool or mechanism by which individuals, events, or objects are distinguished on the variables of interest in some meaningful way |
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| A scale that categorizes individuals or objects into mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive groups, and offers basic, categorical information onto the variable of interest |
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| A scale that not only categorizes the qualitative differences in the variable of interest, but also allows for the rank-ordering of these categories in a meaningful way |
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| A multipoint scale that taps the differences, the order, and the equality of the magnitude of the differences in the responses |
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| A scale that has an absolute zero origin, and hence indicates not only the magnitude, but also the proportion, of the differences. **Most powerful scale out of the four! |
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| An interval scale that specifically uses the five anchors of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neither Disagree nor Agree, Agree and Strongly Agree |
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| Scale used to elicit a Yes/no response, or an answer to two different aspects of a concept. Nominal scale is used to elicit the response. |
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| Evidence that the instrument, technique, or process used to measure a concept does indeed measure the intended concept. Relative measure |
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| : Indicates the extent to which it is without bias (error free) and hence ensures consistent measurement across time and across the various items in the instrument. |
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| Easy to analyze date; Standardizes definition of phenomena; Can control/expose biases |
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| Cannot reflect intangible aspects; Easy to cover up biases. |
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