Glossary - divergence

Index	divergence
Front References A absolute accuracy accuracy range attribute B between subject biased blinding box plot C case study causality cause-effect central tendency closed question conclusion validity confidence level confounding factor construct validity content validity control group controlled experiment convenience cross-over D delphi dependent variable descriptive divergence double blinding dry run E empirical ethics ethnography evaluation evidence-based exclusion criteria experiment exploratory external attribute F field experiment field study G gaussian distribution H hypothesis I inclusion criteria independent variable input variable instrument internal attribute interpretivism interval scale interview intrusive L laboratory experiment longitudinal lower quartile M mapping study maturation mean measurement measurement scales median meta-analysis mode N nominal measurement scale non intrusive null hypothesis O objective observation observational scale open question ordinal scale outcome variable outlier P participant percentile population positivism power precision primary study proposition protocol protocol analysis Q qualitative quantitative quasi-experiment questionnaire quota R randomised controlled trial randomised experiment ratio scale reactivity regression research question response rate response variable S sample sample size sampling frame sampling technique scatter graph scoping review secondary study standard deviation statistical power stimulus variable subjective survey synthesis systematic literature review T tertiary study think aloud treatment triangulation U unbiased upper quartile utterance V validity variance W within subject	A divergence occurs when a study is not performed as specified in the experimental protocol, and all divergences should be both recorded during the study and reported at the end. This entry was last updated on 5 August 2008

Index

divergence

Front
References
A
- absolute
- accuracy
- accuracy range
- attribute
B
- between subject
- biased
- blinding
- box plot
C
- case study
- causality
- cause-effect
- central tendency
- closed question
- conclusion validity
- confidence level
- confounding factor
- construct validity
- content validity
- control group
- controlled experiment
- convenience
- cross-over
D
- delphi
- dependent variable
- descriptive
- divergence
- double blinding
- dry run
E
- empirical
- ethics
- ethnography
- evaluation
- evidence-based
- exclusion criteria
- experiment
- exploratory
- external attribute
F
- field experiment
- field study
G
- gaussian distribution
H
- hypothesis
I
- inclusion criteria
- independent variable
- input variable
- instrument
- internal attribute
- interpretivism
- interval scale
- interview
- intrusive
L
- laboratory experiment
- longitudinal
- lower quartile
M
- mapping study
- maturation
- mean
- measurement
- measurement scales
- median
- meta-analysis
- mode
N
- nominal measurement scale
- non intrusive
- null hypothesis
O
- objective
- observation
- observational scale
- open question
- ordinal scale
- outcome variable
- outlier
P
- participant
- percentile
- population
- positivism
- power
- precision
- primary study
- proposition
- protocol
- protocol analysis
Q
- qualitative
- quantitative
- quasi-experiment
- questionnaire
- quota
R
- randomised controlled trial
- randomised experiment
- ratio scale
- reactivity
- regression
- research question
- response rate
- response variable
S
- sample
- sample size
- sampling frame
- sampling technique
- scatter graph
- scoping review
- secondary study
- standard deviation
- statistical power
- stimulus variable
- subjective
- survey
- synthesis
- systematic literature review
T
- tertiary study
- think aloud
- treatment
- triangulation
U
- unbiased
- upper quartile
- utterance
V
- validity
- variance
W
- within subject

A divergence occurs when a study is not performed as specified in the experimental protocol, and all divergences should be both recorded during the study and reported at the end.

This entry was last updated on 5 August 2008

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