APMA 3120 Chapter 1: CH 1 Introduction to Social Science Research Principles and Terminology
19 Apr 2016
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Introduction to social science research principles and terminology: chi-square distributions: a family associated with the chi-square statistic, constant: a construct that has only one value i. If every member of sample was 10 years old, age construct would be a constant c. Experimental research design: type of research where certain aspects are manipulated by i. experimenter, usually of the iv and assignment of cases to groups j. Frequency: how often a score occurs in a distribution: generalizability: using results of data collected from sample to reach conclusions about population characteristics or any other cases not included in the sample. Independent variable: variable on which values of dv are hypothesized to depend, often l. manipulated by the researcher m. Inferential statistics: statistics, derived from sample data, used to make inference about the population from which it was drawn. Parameter: a value (s) derived from population data r. Sample: a collection of cases selected from a larger population y.
