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24 Cards in this Set
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Census
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A poll taken of the entire populous
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Constant
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A unit that does not change
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Dependent variable
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Influenced by the independent variable
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Experiment
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Studying the relationship between 2 variables under controlled conditions
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Generalization
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Applying the sample to entire population
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Historical analysis
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Research of old letters, diaries, and journals
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Hypothesis
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Prediction derived from theory; must have 1 independent and 1 dependent variable
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Image analysis
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Capturing persons by pictures or film
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Independent variable
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A variable that is the way it is with no influence of other variable; impacts the dependent variable
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Life history
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Long or a series of interviews capturing a persons life in great depth
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Nominal definition
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When studying a "topic" the topic must be properly defined Exempli gratia, criminal
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Operational definition
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After the nominal definition, we must quantify it with variation 1 through 5
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Participant Observation
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In which a person is observed in great detail for understanding not Q&A Sessions
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Population
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Refers to any collection of units
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Qualitative method
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Research that captures the subject perspective of people
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Quantitative methods
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A mathematical and statistical analysis on a phenomena
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Reliable measure
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One that when reproduced, is identical to the prior
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Sample
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A part of a universal to represent the whole
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Simple random sample
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A sample that gives all an equal shot at being represented
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Structured interview
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An interview conducted in which all words are documented verbatim
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Survey
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Takes a sample of the entire populous
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Theory
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A body of plausible assertions to explain a phenomena
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Validity
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Is the measure used valid
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Variable
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A changing unit
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