Term | Definition |
Significance | The quality of being worthy of attention. |
Reliability | Is an attribute of any computer-related component that consistently performs according to its specifications. |
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. |
Experimental Design | The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives. |
Patent | A government authority or license that gives 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. |
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 or lasting artistic merit. |
Hypothesis | An educated scientific guess. |
Treatment Group | Members of the complementary group, the control group, receive either no treatment or a standard treatment. |
Scientific Method | A method of procedure that has characterized natural science. |
Theory | An idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. |
Hatch Act | An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities. |
Control Group | No treatment is given to the control group, while the experimental group is changed and the two groups are kept under the same conditions. |
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 | Studying and or systematic investigation. |
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 | Details about something that is true. |
T-Test | A statistical examination of two population means. |