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is a systematic inquiry aimed at the discovery of new knowledge.
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is designed to systematically investigate a person, group, or patterns of behavior.
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Existing data, such as census documents, college records, and newspaper clippings, are examined to test a hypothesis in research.
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The most straightforward way of finding out what people think, feel, and do is to use the method.
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are behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change in some way.
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Although two variables are strongly associated with one another, this does not mean that one variable the other variable.
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A group that receives a treatment is called a(n) ; whereas a group that receives no treatment is called a(n) .
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The variable is the condition that is manipulated by an experimenter, and the variable is the variable that is measured.
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The procedure where participants are assigned to different experimental groups on the basis of chance and chance alone is called .
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Only when differences between research groups represent a is it possible for researchers to confirm a hypothesis.







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