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Chap 1 Flashcards

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5 Characteristics of Solving Problems

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Systematic, Logical, Empirical, Reductive, Replicable

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Systematic

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Identification, Labeling, Research of Testing, evaluation

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Logical

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Examination

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Empirical

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collection of data to base directions

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reductive

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processing events and using them to establish relationships

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Replicable

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repeating research or building research of previous results

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applied research

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theory driven, lab

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moderate research

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theory driven using revelent movements, similar to real world

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basic research

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immediate solutions, real world

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scientific method of problem solving

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defining and delaminating the problem, forming hypothesis, gather data, analyze data, interrupt data

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unscientific methods of problem solving

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tenacity, intuition, authority, rationalistic, empirical

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tenacity

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beliefs regarding lack of supporting evidence

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intuition

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common sense or self evident

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authority

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accept or reject the information

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rationalistic

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reasoining

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empirical mehtod

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based on objective observations

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Parts of a Thesis

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Proposal of research plan, completing thesis

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proposal of research plan

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intro, review, method

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completing thesis

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result

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20
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kinesiology

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study of the bodys movement

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identifying a research problem

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broad focus, reading review paper, read research lit,

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criteria in selecting a research problem

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researchable, interest, unity, worthwhile, feasible, timely, look without prejudice, prepared in tech to address problem

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six steps in the lit search

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write the problem statement, consult secondary sources, determine descriptors, find primary sources, read and record lit, write lit review

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developing the research hypothesis

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research hypothesis, educated guess

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null hypothesis

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no significant differences between groups

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possible problem with research problem

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research problem is identifying area that isn’t well understood in lit

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dependent variable

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what we want to know effect

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independent variable

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manipulated by researcher cause

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extraneous variable, confounding variable

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acts as independent variable but it is not

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what is in a well written method section

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someone can duplicate your methods, includes participants, instrument, procedures, design, analysis

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2 principles of planning

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less is more and simple is better

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scientific misconduct

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fabrication, falsification, plagiarism in proposing performing reviewing research or in reporting research results.

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institutional review board(irb)

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reviews studies from human studies, protection

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animal subject committee(iacuc)

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protects animals

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35
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informed consent document

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approval of consent

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36
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types of statistics

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descriptive, correlation, differences among groups

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descriptive statistics

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describing what we see

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correlation statistics

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pearson correlation(r) measures linear association between two variable

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differences among groups

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differences

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ways to select a sample

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random sampling, stratified random sample, systematic sampling, random assignment

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gold standard to sampling

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simple random sample

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measures of central tendency scores

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mean, median, mode

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variability of central tendency scores

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standard deviation, range of scores

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X bar refers to as

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sample mum

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m refers to as

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population mean

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standard deviation is what letter

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s

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variance is what letter

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s^2

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categories of statistical tests

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parametric, nonparametric, normal curve

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parametric data is continuious

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ratio, interval

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non parametric data non continuous

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nominal=name, ordinal=order

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normal curve

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skewness, kurtosis

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ratio parametric data always begins at

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0

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interval parametric data

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doesn’t always begin at 0

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skewness distribution is

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on one side or the other distribution

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kurtosis

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doesn’t seem normal

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if something is significant it means that

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statistically significant = certain within a minimal level of error

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type one error

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(a) probability of mistakenly rejecting the null hypothesis

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type two error

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(b) probability of failing to reject when you should have

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probability testing

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(p) producing a type 1 error

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if results are greater than .05 than it is concluded that it is

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not significant enough

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if results are less than .05 that it is concluded that it is

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significant

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alpha numerical is what

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preset

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beta numerical is what

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not preset

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correlation is what

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relationship between two characteristics

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if its -1.0 what is it called

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perfect negative correlation

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if its 1.0 what is it called

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perfect positive correlation

67
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little r =

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Pearson product correlation

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reliability of r is symbolled by what

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r

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interpreting the meaningfulness of r is symbolled by what

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r2

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regression equation is also called what

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prediction

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simple regression is explained as

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predicting 1 value from 1 variable y(value)= a +bx(variable)

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partial correclation

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taking a third variable out of the relationship between two variables

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semipartial correlation

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removing the influence of a third variable on only one of the two variables in a relationship.

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multiple regression

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correlating more than one predictor with a continuous criterion variable.

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types of predictors

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forward selection, backward selection, stepwise, hierarchical, maximum r2

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parametric testing samples (has all with one dependent variable)

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independent sample t test, paired sample t test

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non parametric testing samples

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mann whitiney u test, wilcoxisum signed rank test

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when is a t test aproperatie

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when only two things are being compared to each other

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paired(matched) sample t test is what

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testing one condition against another against themselves

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one-way anoua parimetric

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kruskl- wallis anoua

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two way anoua pariemtric

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freidmans awoua

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manoua

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non parametric greater than one dependent variable

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total variance=

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true variance + error variance

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test of significance=

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true variance / error variance

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test of meaningfulness =

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true variance / total variance

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degree of freedom

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extent to which data can vary (n-1)

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f-test

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mean square between groups/ mean square within groups

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post hoc test

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follow up to a significant anova result

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duncan

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most difference

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scheffe

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least difference

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turkey

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honest significant difference

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significance difference =

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less than .05

93
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after significant anouva result what do you do

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post talk

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why dont we do serial t testing

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because there will be too much of error (inflated type one error)

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chi square test is what kind of test

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non parametric test

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why do we square things in stats

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to remove the negative

97
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regression equations do what

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prediction

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stepwise regression

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to determine if things are good predictors adding things to the data

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logical validity

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does it appear to be valid on the surface level, logical subject has to believe it is logical

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content validity

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does the study have the right content and all the right information included in the test.

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criterion validity

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dependent variable, the thing of interest. how valid is the thing your measuring

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construct validity

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was the test constructed correctly

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sources of measurement error

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tester, calibration, subject, test design, random error

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reliable measure is considered

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constant and stable

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interclass is symbolized by

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r compared one test with repeated process within

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intraclass is symbolized by

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R between compared trial to trial with more in def analysis

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true error variance is

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subject to subject

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