Introduction to the stages of the research process

1-1: State the main steps involved in the research process.

1-2: Understand why it is useful to review and evaluate theories and research before conducting a study.

1-3: Understand the two main characteristics of research hypotheses.

1-4: Understand the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable.

1-5: Understand the difference and relationship between populations and samples within the research process.

1-6: Define and illustrate the four levels of measurement and understand how they differ.:

1-7: Understand the differences between experimental and non-experimental research methods.

1-8: Define confounding variables and describe what researchers do to minimize their effects.

1-9: Describe the main types of non-experimental research methods.

1-10: Understand the strengths and weaknesses of experimental and non-experimental research.

1-11: Describe the main purposes of descriptive and inferential statistics.