Research Methods and Variables

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naturally occuring discrepancy, or error,that exists between a statistic and parameter
techniques that allow us to study samples and then make generalizations about the population
can tell there is a relationship between two variables, but can't tell causation
variable that is manipulated by researcher
one variable is manipulated while another is measured
variable which has an infinite number of possible values that fall between any two observed values
characteristic or condition that changes or has different values for different individuals
a collection of measurements or observations
set of individuals selected from a population, usually intended to represent the population
a single measurement or observation
measurements or observations
statistical procedured used to summarize, organize, and simplify data
a set of mathematical procedures for organizing, summarizing, and interpreting information
an entire set of individuals of interest for a particular research question
numerical value that describes a population
numerical value that describes a sample
variable that is measured
actual score which is measured, usually represented by X
seperate, indivisible categories
also called raw score