1 A statement or set of statements developed by means of statistical designs related to a probable distribution of certain criteria of the population, characterised by the use of parameters and/or statistics, is referred to as a .
2 The hypothesis that states the opposite of null hypothesis is called the .
3 The rule in which indicators should have the capacity to measure all aspects of the concept adequately, with each indicator addressing one dimension only, is called the rule of .
4 The rule that states indicators should adequately reflect the concept they are set out to measure and be quasi synonymous with the concept is called the rule of .
5 The type of research conducted before the main study is undertaken, in order to gain additional supportive material required for the design of the study is called .
6 The question as to whether the researcher has access to the research subject as well as the means and resources that are required to complete the study is known as .
7 In qualitative research some researchers refer to the process of preparing a study and of getting ready for data collection as .
8 An assumption about the status of a situation or about relations between variables, which may be a tentative explanation of the research problem, a possible outcome of the research, or an educated guess, is called a .
9 The known and observable concepts, which serve as a means to understand and describe other unobservable concepts, are called .
10 A hypothesis formulated by the researcher in conjunction with statistical testing projecting some form of prediction regarding the outcome of the analysis is called the .
11 The purpose of translating abstract concepts into measurable indicators is known as .
12 Hypotheses containing statements based on or derived from sufficient theoretical and empirical data are called .