The Computer Program Wordscores Is Especially Effective for Researchers Studying

question 39

Multiple Choice

The computer program Wordscores is especially effective for researchers studying:

• A) latent content.
• B) manifest content.
• C) indirect content.
• D) quantitative data.
• E) survey research.

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

A systematic process for gathering knowledge and testing scientific theories and hypotheses through observation and experimentation.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through research and experimentation.

Theory

A coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation.

Operational Definition

A definition that provides an objective description of how a variable is going to be measured and observed in a particular study.