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theory
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an explanation about how and why something is as it is
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concepts
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words or signs that refer to phenomena that share common characteristics
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conceptualisation
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the process of clarifying what we mean by a concept
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variable
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a characteristic that may vary from one subject to another or for one subject over time. a concept that varies
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hypothesis
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a testable statement about how two or more variables are expected to be related to one another
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dependent variable
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a variable that a researcher sees as being affected or influenced by another variable
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independent variable
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a variable that a researcher sees as affecting or influencing another variable
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antecedent variable
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a variable that comes before both an independent variable and a dependent variable
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spurious
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non-causal
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measurement
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the process of devising strategies for classifying subjects by categories to represent variable concepts
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deductive reasoning
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reasoning that moves from more general to less general statements
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empirical generalization
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a statement that summarizes a set of individual observations
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inductive reasoning
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reasoning taht moves from less general to more general statements
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grounded theory
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theory derived from data in the course of a study
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