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KIN 310 LECTURE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BMI | body mass index |
| BMI was designed for | sedentary people |
| Obesity in BMI | above 30 |
| Kinesiology | study of human movement, all research in this department relates back to human movement |
| Research | the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the phenomenon under study |
| main goal of research | gathering and interpreting of information to answer questions |
| why do we do research? | to find the truth about a question and develop laws - describe, predict, control, explain |
| measurement | a reference sample or standard used for the quantitative comparison of properties |
| research design | the method and structure of an investigation chosen by the researcher to conduct data collection and analysis |
| experimental research | examines cause and effect relationship between variables |
| observational research | gather information or data about the world as it is |
| basic research | a type of research that may have limited direct application but in which the researcher has careful control of the conditions |
| applied research | has direct value to practitioners but in which the researcher has limited control over the research setting |
| characteristics of research |