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13 Cards in this Set
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primary source
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an actual document, i.e., book, report, article
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secondary source
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report on the findings of the primary source
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tertiary source
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reports on or summarizes the secondary source's report on the primary report
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(characteristics of a) research questions
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sufficiently narrow, but not trivial; stated unambiguously in the form of a question; testable; within the researcher’s capabilities to answer; devoid of value judgments
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hypothesis
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a prediction as to what the findings of research will be
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(characteristics of a) research questions
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sufficiently narrow, but not trivial; stated unambiguously in the form of a question; testable; within the researcher’s capabilities to answer; devoid of value judgments
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non-directional hypothesis
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states that there is a relationship between variables but does not state the direction
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hypothesis
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a prediction as to what the findings of research will be
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directional hypothesis
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states that there is a relationship between variables and states the direction; i.e., "Children in low-income households watch more television than children in high-income households."
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non-directional hypothesis
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states that there is a relationship between variables but does not state the direction
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directional hypothesis
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states that there is a relationship between variables and states the direction; i.e., "Children in low-income households watch more television than children in high-income households."
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independent variable
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the input variable, what we manipulate or change
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independent variable
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the input variable, what we manipulate or change
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