Components of Writing
This section presents a study's results without interpretation
What is a Results Section?
May be non-directional or directional
What is a hypothesis?
What a scientist makes a unit of analysis
What is quantity?
This section offers the researcher's interpretation of the results section
What is a discussion section?
The testing of the null hypothesis is termed ____
What is Falsification?
An idea of how things are related (very abstract)
What is a concept?
Includes a problem statement, research question, and/or hypothesis
What is a Literature Review?
A statement that notes a relationship or differences exist between variables
What is Non-Directional Hypothesis?
A construct that is used to form a hypothesis or research question (specific)
What is a variable?
The literature review is the _____ of the research investigation
What is framework?
A statement regarding the nature and direction of a relationship or difference between variabes
What is a Directional Hypothesis?
How a variable is observed or measured (very specific)
What is Operationalization?
The introduction to a paper that is often overlooked and not a true section of the paper (quick summary)
What is an abstract?
Obscures the effect of one variable on another
What is a confounding variable?
Must be practical, justified, and fit a conceptual definition
What is a Operational Definition?