Lesson 1
A group of people with certain specific characteristics
What is Population
Questions a person must answer by choosing from a limited, predetermined set of responses
What is Closed-Ended-Questions
a case study in which the researcher becomes a member of the group being studied
What is Participant Observation
characteristic that causes something to occur
What is Independent Variable
a relationship between two variables that is actually caused by a third factor
What is Spurious Correlation
A group of people that represents a larger group
What is Sample
Questions a person is to answer in his or her own words
What is Open-Ended-Questions
the belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another
What is Causation
a characteristic that reflects a change
What is Dependent Variable
the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
What is Scientific Method
A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population as a whole
What is Representative Sample
using precollected information for data collection and research purposes
What is Secondary Analysis
the belief that an event occurs as a result of several factors working in combination
What is Multiple Causation
a variable that changes the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable
What is Intervening Variable
testable statement of relationships among variables
What is Hypothesis
A written set of questions to be answered by a research participant
What is Questionnaire
research that takes place in a natural (non-laboratory) setting
What is Field Research
a characteristic that can be measured numerically
What is Quantitative Variable
intervening action taken to influence the outcome of a particular event, condition, or process
What is Intervention
A survey method in which a trained research asks questions and records the answers
What is Interview
intensive study of a single group, incident, or community
What is Case Study
a characteristic that is defined by its presence or absence in a category
What is Qualitative Variable
a measure of the relationship between two variables
What is Correlation