Research Methods- Key Definitions

1. Affect the validity as its when the researchers expectations influence what they observe (8, 4)
4. It is a precise testable statement that is made at the beginning of the study which clearly states the relationship between the variables in the study (10)
7. Deliberately misleading or withholding information at any time during the investigation (9)
8. Identifies between scientific research and assumptions. This helps show research if research is true or not. Aims are to allocate research funding, validating the quality/accuracy and suggesting amendments to make improvements (4, 6)
10. A live encounter where a person is asked a set of questions. Questions mat be set or developed as the interview proceeds (9)

2. More likely to produce more honest feedback. It stops personal views of the publication due to the name being anonymous (9)
3. Small scale trial to make sure the experiment works- the equipment and do people understand the questions (5, 5)
5. Participants in each group are different but they are matched together due to key characteristics eg gender or age (7, 5)
6. It uses all the values but cannot be used with nominal data (named categories) (4)
9. It is useful when data is in categories (nominal data) and shows the most important but it is not useful when there are several modes (4)

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