Mid-Term-Exam Flashcards
Non Empirical Research
Normative Philosophy, Formal Theory
Empirical Research
Engineering/Philosophy Research, Social Science Theory
Social Science Theory
Human Behaviors
Normative Philosophy
Applied
Ethics of Rsearch
No Harm
No Stress
No Imposition
No Misleading
Confidence
Characteristics of Good Research
Facts
Important Problem
Clear
Significant
Causality
Independent Variable
Causes dependent variable to change
Dependent Variable
Changes with respect to independent variable
Elegant Theory
Simplicity
Predictive
Importance
Simplicity
Grasp of the World
Predictive
Future Outcome
Importance
Reasonable Data
Reliability
Consistent Measurements
Validity
Measurements Mirror Concept
Essential Question
Does Chane in A cause Change in B?
Precision in Measurement
Interval
Ordinal
Nominal
Interval Measurement
Most Precision
Ordinal Measurement
Medium Precision