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establish how a measuring instrument’s readings relate to known reference values
process of establishing the relationship between instrument readings and reference values
concerning a relationship in which one factor produces an effect
relationship in which a change in one factor produces a change in another
assign labels or categories to research material for analysis
process of assigning analytical labels to research material
to gather information from different places and organize it into one collection
adjust an analysis to take a specified variable into account
a factor deliberately kept at the same value across compared experimental conditions to limit its influence on the comparison
vary in a related pattern across observations
measuring a population or sample at one point or short period in time
outcome variable examined in relation to explanatory variables
A substantial piece of research writing submitted as part of the requirements for an academic degree.
describing a study in which participants and specified researchers do not know which treatment each participant receives
numerical measure of the magnitude of a difference or relationship
based on observation or measurement rather than theory alone
evidence obtained through direct observation, measurement, or experiment rather than theory alone
approval of a proposed study by an appropriate ethics review body
extent to which a study finding applies beyond the studied setting or population
variable treated as an explanatory factor in a study or analysis
voluntary agreement to participate after relevant information is understood
critical synthesis of existing published research on a question
following the same study units across multiple times
to deliberately change a factor in an experiment in order to study its effect
difference between a measured value and the intended or true value
system of methods and principles underlying a study
research approach that integrates qualitative and quantitative methods
examining naturally occurring conditions without assigning the exposure of interest
study that observes exposures and outcomes without assigning the exposure of interest
observation unusually distant from the pattern of other observations