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| A term used in surgery research to refer to the match betwen the target population and the sample |
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| Clear, understandable representation of the data |
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| The collection and presentation of detailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subject themselves. |
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| A model which represents a casual relationship between two variables |
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| The relationship established that shows that an independent variable, and nothing else, causes a change in a dependent variable. Establishes, also, ow much of a change is shown in the dependent variable. |
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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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| A product of the correlation of two related variables times their standard deviations. Used in true experiments to measure the difference of treatment between them. |
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| A researcher's ability to demonstrate that the object of a study is accurately identified and described, based on the way in which the study was conducted |
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| A quality of an observational study that allows researchers to pursue inquiries on new topics or questions that emerge from initial research |
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| A quality of qualitative researchers who strive to be non-judgemental when compiling findings |
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| The group in an experimental design that receives the treatment. The experimental group is needed to receive the treatment under investigation and has to be matched with control group in terms of age, abilities, race, etc. |
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| An independent variable is a variable that precedes, influences or predicts the dependent variable |
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| A process by which research studies are examined by an independent panel of researchers for review. The purpose of such is to open the study to examination, criticism, review and replication by peer investigators and ultimatley incorporate the new knowledge into the field. |
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The population of a study refers to the group of people represented in a study. For example, if a researcher took a nationally representative sample of 1,500 fourth grade students, the sample is the 1,500 fourth grade students, but the population of the study would be fourth graders, in general |
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| Implementation and Replicability Studies |
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Implementation and replicability studies are designed to explain the conditions in which a program or practice was implemented and/or replicated. Such studies answer the following questions, how was the program or practice implemented? In what was the program or practice implemented? And under what conditions was the program or practice implemented? |
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| The most frequent socre in a distribution |
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| In hypertext, each unit of information, connected by links |
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A variable in which the order of data points can be
determined but not the distance between data points, e.g., letter grades
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Empirical research in which the researcher explores relationships using textual, rather than quantitative data. Case study, observation, and ethnography are considered forms of qualitative research. Results are not usually considered generalizable, but are often transferable.
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Empirical research in which the researcher explores relationships using numeric data. Survey is generally considered a form of quantitative research. Results can often be generalized, though this is not always the case
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