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| The raltionship between a condition or variable and a particular consewuence, with on event leading to the other. |
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| The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession. |
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| The systematic cooling and objective recording of data, guided by some rationale. |
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| The subjects in an expiriment who are not introduced to the independant variable by the researcher. |
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| The factor that is held constant to test the relative impact of an independant variable. |
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| S relationship between two variables in which a change in one coinsides with a change in the other. |
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| A table or matrix that shows the relationship between two or more variables. |
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| The variable in a casual relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable. |
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| The study of an entire social setting through extended systematic observation. |
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| An artificially created situation that allows a researcher to manipulate variables. |
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| The subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independant variable introduced by a researcher. |
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| The unintended influence that observers of experiments can have on their subjects. |
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| A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables. |
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| The variable in a casual relationship tht causes or influences a change in another variable. |
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| A face-to-face, telephone, or online questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information. |
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| A number calculated by adding a series of values and then dividing by the number of values. |
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| The midpoint or number that divides a serious of values into two groups of equal numbers of values. |
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| The single mos common value in a series of scores. |
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| A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation and/ or by closley watching a group or community. |
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| An explination of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to assess the concept. |
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| Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data. |
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| Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form. |
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| A printed or writen form used to obatain information from a respondant. |
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| A sample for which every member of an entire population has the same chance of being selected. |
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| The extent to which a measure produces consistent results. |
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| A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically. |
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| A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population. |
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| A systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivitey and consistancy in researching a problem. |
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| A variety of research techniques that makes use of previously collected and publicly accesible information and data. |
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| A study, generally in the form of an interview or questionaire, that provides researchers with information about how people think and act. |
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| The degree to which a measure or scale truly reflects the phennomenon under study. |
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| Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologist in the interpretation of data. |
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| A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions. |
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