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N547: Midterm Exam 1associative hypothesis - ANS-as one variable changes, the other changes, no cause is
identified
(correlational)
attrition - ANS-loss of study subjects, decreases rigor
causal hypothesis - ANS-specifies the direction of the change in the dependent variable, always
directional
(experimental/quasi experimental)
complex hypothesis - ANS-predicts the relationship among three or more variables
conceptual definition of variable - ANS-provides variable with theoretical meaning, not a method
of measurement
concurrent triangulation strategy - ANS-analyzes both quant/qualitative data
confounding variables - ANS-extraneous variables not controlled for (because found after study
started or unable to control for)
correlational research - ANS-(quantitative)
examines relationships b/w two or more variables and determines the type (+/-) and degree of
the relationship
dependent variable - ANS-outcome, response, or behavior that the researcher wants to predict
or explain and is measured in the study
descriptive research - ANS-(quantitative)
explores and describes phenomena in real-life situations
directional hypothesis - ANS-states nature of relationship (more, less, increase, decrease)
experimental research - ANS-examines cause and effect relationships b/w independent and
dependent variables under highly controlled conditions
grounded theory research - ANS-(qualitative) inductive technique where meanings are
grounded in the concrete world as experienced by the participants and interpreted at a more
abstract level
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