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| Clear, understandable represenation of data |
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| The collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant of small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves. |
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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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| Research methods and data gathering techniques supported by measurable evidence, not opinion or speculation. |
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| An independant variable is a variable that precedes, influences or predicts the dependant variable. |
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| The degree to which the test consisentently measures what it is suppose to measure. |
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| Data collection methods that are consistent and scientific- i.e. that follow the scientific method, used for collecting observations. |
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| The chance that a phenomenon has of occurring randomly. As a statistical measure, it's shown as p (the "p" factor). |
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| Refers to the situation where a single manner of observation consistently, yet erroneously, yields the same result. |
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| Degree to which research methods are scrupulously and meticulously carried out in order to recognize important influences occurring in an experiment. |
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| The population researched in a particular study. Usually, attempts are made to select a "sample population" that is considered representative of groups of people to whom results will be generalized or transferred. In studies that use inferental statistics to analyze results or which are designed to be generalizable, sample size is critical- generally the number in the sample, the higher the likelihood of a representative distribution of the population. |
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| Studies that list or present findings of short-term qualititive study based on recorded observation. |
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| A rich and extensive set of details concerning methodology and context provided in a research report. |
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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 stimulus given to a dependant variable. |
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| A frequency distribution statistics. Normal distribution is shaped like a bell. |
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| The range around a numeric statistical value obtained from a sample, within which the actual, corresponding value for the population is likely to fall, at a given level of probability. |
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| An unforeseen, and unnaccounted-for variable that jeopardizes reliability and validity of an experiment's outcome. |
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| The general agreement among ratings, gathered independantly of one another, where measures should be theoretically related. |
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| The extent to which research findings and conclusions from a study conducted on a sample population can be applied to the population at large. |
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| A nonsequential text composed of links and nodes. |
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| A form of reasoning in which a generalized conclusion is formulated from particular instances. |
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| The extent to which two items measure identical concepts at an identical level of difficulty. |
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