RESEARCH

RESEARCH TERMS

100

any factor, trait, or condition than can exist in differing amounts or types? (Hint: an experiment usually has 3 of these)

What is a variable?

200

achieving the same result from two or more different sources

What is reliability?

300

subjects are not told if they are in the control group or the intervention group

What is a blind study?

400

A _______ measure must be reliable, but a reliable measure need not be _______.

What is valid?

500

both subjects and researchers are unaware of the treatment arrangement

What is a double blind study?

PRESENTING RESEARCH

100

describes how the study was done, including subject information, data collection methonds, and statistical analysis methods employed

What is design?

200

presentation of the findings of the study, without interpretation

What is the results?

300

outline of the purpose of the study, contains a profile of the problem followed by a review of current literature

What is the objective? (or purpose)

400

interpretation of the results, explanation of what the findings mean and comparing them with the findings of others

What is the conclusion?

500

description of the applications and implications derived from the findings

What is the value or context?

TYPES OF RESEARCH

100

two general categories of research

What is descriptive and analytic research?

200

information collection is usually via questionnaires or interviews, data may also be obtained through physical exam

What is a survey?

300

subjects are placed in groups based on whether they have been diagnosed with the disease (cases) or not (controls)

What is a case-control studies?

400

go forward in time to examine presumed outcomes or effects; subjects are selected based on factors thought to be associated with the outcome being studied

What is cohort (follow up) studies?

500

allows for casual relationships to be determined; always consists of a control, randomization, and manipulation

What is experimental design?

MUST HAVES

100

a variable whose values are controlled or selected by the researcher (What is changed?)

What is a independent variable?

200

selecting a random sample of a population

What is randomization?

300

the observed outcomes or phenomena (what is observed?)

What is dependent variable?

400

those kept constant to prevent their influence of the independent variable on the dependent variable (what is kept the same?)

What is controlled variable?

500

This makes up 75% of your final score and should be 4000-5000 words

What is the research paper?

MISCELLANEOUS

100

beginning of paper including your thesis statement and literature review

What is the introduction?

200

Wrap up of a writing at the end of a paper or presentation includes an ending to your 'story'

What is the conclusion

300

Copying another person's words or work without citation

What is plagiarism?

400

Trusted place to find information

What is a credible source?

500

Each project will fall into one of these major umbrella categories

What is a discipline?