Scientific Methods Used in Research and Writing

Index

A

• alternative hypothesis, 18
• arithmetic mean, 12

B

• behaviorism, 41

C

• central tendency, 11
• coefficient of variation, 14
• cognitivism, 41
• collaborative learning, 43
• confidence intervals, 20
• constructivism, 41
• continuous variable, 10
• correlation, 26
• critical region, 20
• critical values, 20

D

• deductive research, 2
• descriptive measure, 12
• descriptive statistics, 9, 37
• discrete variable, 10
• dispersion, 12

E

• ECRs, 2
• experiential learning, 43

G

• good research, 54

H

• holistic approach, 49
• hypothesis, 18

I

• inductive research, 2
• interquartile range, 14
• interval scale, 11

K

• Kurtosis, 17

L

• level of significance, 19
• linear regression, 28

M

• measurement scales, 11
• median, 12
• mode, 12
• moments, 16
• multiple correlation, ...