One of the Research Methods Used in Basic and Applied

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True/False

One of the research methods used in basic and applied criminal justice research is survey research. Surveys may be used for descriptive, explanatory, exploratory, but never for applied research.

Learn the role and structure of the Maudsley model in treating anorexia nervosa and how it differs from other family therapy models.

Understand the psychosocial and familial factors that may contribute to the development of feeding and eating disorders.

Comprehend the diagnostic criteria and subtypes of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and obesity, along with their prevalence rates and risk factors.

Identify and understand the biological factors implicated in feeding and eating disorders.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in a study or model that are expected to influence or determine the outcome of the dependent variable(s), manipulated by the experimenter.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information in a dataset used in the calculation of a statistic, typically influencing the shape of various distributions.

Observations

Data points or elements collected during an experiment or study which represent individual pieces of information about the phenomena being studied.

Multiple Regression Model

A statistical technique that predicts the outcome of a response variable based on multiple explanatory variables.