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| Used in survey research to refer to the match between the target population and the sample. |
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| The collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves. |
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| A form of reasoning in which conclusions are formulated about particulars from general or universal premises. |
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| The group in an experimental design that receives the treatment. The experimental group is needed to receive the treatment under investigation and has to be matched with a control group in terms of age, abilities, race, etc. |
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| Practice of developing other theories that emerge from observing a group. Theories are grounded in the group's observable experiences, but researchers add their own insight into why those experiences exist. |
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| A tentative explanation for certain behaviors, events or phenomena that have occurred or will occur, or a prediction about the outcome of an experiment. In experimental research the prediction would be about how the treatment/program will affect the outcomes. |
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| A variable in which both order of data points and distance between data points can be determined, e.g., percentage scores and distances. |
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| The average score within a distribution. |
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| A qualitative research approach based on a researcher's narrative account of the investigation, not to be confused with a narrative examined by the researcher as data. |
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| A variable in which the order of data points can be determined but not the distance between data points, e.g., letter grades. |
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| A process by which research studies are examined by an independent panel of researchers for review. The purpose of such is to open the study to examination, criticism, review and replication by peer investigators and ultimately incorporate the new knowledge into the field. |
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| The collection of numerical data in order to describe, explain, predict and/or control phenomena of interest. |
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| Emperical research in which the researcher explores relationships using textual, rather than quantitative data. Case study, observation, and ethnography are considered forms of qualitative research. Results are not usually considered generalizable, but are often transferable. |
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| The degree to which the test consistently measures what it is supposed to measure. |
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| A formal statement of question or hypothesis that implies empirical investigation. |
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| The group of subjects from which data are collected. In other words, the group of people who participate in the study and whose data is used by the researcher. |
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| The ability to apply the results of research in one context to another similar context. Also, the extent to which a study invites readers to make connections between elements of the study and their own experiences. |
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| The degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure. The test is valid for a particular purpose or group. It doesn't directly refer to the strength of the conclusions. |
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| Observable characteristics that vary among individuals. |
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| A summary of the paper, usually between 100 and 500 words that describes the most important aspects of the study, including: 1) the problem investigated, 2) the subjects and instruments involved, 3) the design and procedures, and 4) the major conclusions. |
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| The conclusion responds to the original research question and hypothesis to answer the question. What did the study show? It should bring coherence to the study. |
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| Research methods and data gathering techniques supported by measurable evidence, not opinion or speculation. |
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| Being able to account for changes in the design of the study and the changing conditions surrounding what was studied. |
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| A form of reasoning in which a generalized conclusion is formulated from particular instances. |
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| Used to allocate subjects to experimental and control groups. The subjects are initially considered not unequal because they were randomly selected. |
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