A process of steps used to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding of a topic or issue.
What is Research?
100
Used by researchers to test activities, practices, or procedures to determine whether they influence an outcome or dependent variable
What is an experiment?
100
The total of the scores divided by the number of scores. Also known as finding the average.
What is the Mean?
200
Indicates that researchers analyze the data; represent it in tables, figures, and pictures; and explain it to come up with answers to research questions and statements asked in the research.
What is analyzing and interpreting the data?
200
A type of correlational research in which the researcher identifies variables that will positively predict an outcome or criterion.
What is the prediction research design?
200
The term given to the score that divides the scores, rank-ordered from top to bottom, in half.
What is the Median?
300
An attribute or characteristic that is influenced by the independent variable.
What is a dependent variable?
300
A type of correlational research in which the researcher is interested in the extent to which two variables (or more) co-vary, where variance or change in one variable is reflected in variance or change in the other.
What is an explanatory research design?
300
The term given to the score that appears most frequently in a list of scores.
What is the Mode?
400
An attribute or characteristic that influences or affects an outcome or dependent variable.
What is an independent variable?
400
A design in which the researcher collects data at one point in time
What is a cross-sectional survey design?
400
The square root of the variance.
What is standard deviation?
500
A written summary of articles, books, and other documents that describe the past and current state of knowledge about a topic.
What is a literature review?
500
A design in which the researcher collects data about trends with the same population, changes in a cohort group or subpopulation, or changes in a panel group of the same individuals over time.
What is longitudinal survey design?
500
Have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 and enable the researcher to compare scores from one instrument to scores from another instrument.