Explain Why It Is Important to Distinguish Between What Educational

question 23

Essay

Explain why it is important to distinguish between what educational research is and what it is not.

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Definitions:

Positive Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where increases in the value of one variable are associated with increases in the value of the other variable.

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where the change in one variable is not constant with respect to the change in another.

Nonlinear Relationship

A relationship between variables where the change in one variable does not result in a proportional change in the other variable.

Nonmonotonic

A description of relationships where the direction of change is not consistent across the range of variables.