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Obj. 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Significance | The quality of being worthy of attention; importance. |
| Reliability | The quality or state of being reliable. |
| Statement | A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing. |
| Peer Review | Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field. |
| Validity | The quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency. |
| Experimental Design | The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives. |
| Patent | A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. |
| Intellectual Property | A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc. |
| Confidence Level | The probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values. |
| Experiment Stations | An establishment for scientific research where experiments are carried out, studies of practical application are made, and information is disseminated. |
| Literature | Written works, especially those considered of superior lasting artistic merit. |
| Hypothesis | A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. |
| Treatment Group | The experimental manipulation group that receives the treatment. |
| Scientific Method | A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypothesis. |
| Theory | A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. |
| Hatch Act | An act to prevent pernicious political activities, is a United State federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials. |
| Control Group | A baseline group that receives no treatment or a neutral treatment. |
| Data | Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
| Correlated | Have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another. |
| Research | The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. |
| Problem | A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. |
| Applied | Put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical. |
| Fact | A thing that is indisputably the case. |
| T-Test | A statistical examination of two population means. |
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