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Obj. 6

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Definition
Significance   The quality of being worthy of attention; importance.  
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Reliability   The quality or state of being reliable.  
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Statement   A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.  
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Peer Review   Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.  
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Validity   The quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.  
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Experimental Design   The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Confidence Level   The probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values.  
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Experiment Stations   An establishment for scientific research where experiments are carried out, studies of practical application are made, and information is disseminated.  
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Literature   Written works, especially those considered of superior lasting artistic merit.  
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Hypothesis   A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.  
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Treatment Group   The experimental manipulation group that receives the treatment.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Control Group   A baseline group that receives no treatment or a neutral treatment.  
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Data   Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.  
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Correlated   Have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another.  
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Research   The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.  
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Problem   A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.  
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Applied   Put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical.  
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Fact   A thing that is indisputably the case.  
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T-Test   A statistical examination of two population means.  
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