All Kinesiology Flashcards

scientific process step 1

make an observation

scientific process step 2 (after make observation)

formulate a question

scientific process step 3 (after making a question)

formulate a hypothesis

scientific process step 4 (after making a hypothesis)

design an experiment

scientific process step 5 (after make an experiment)

execute the experiment

scientific process step 6 (after executing the experiment)

analyze the results

scientific process step 7 (after analyzing)

draw conclusions

scientific process step 8 (after making a conclusion)

formulate a new hypothesis

what is conformation bias

the tendency for individuals to search for, select and interpret information to confirm their belief and hypothesis

what is peer review

a process where experts in a field evaluate research and papers before they get published

primary research article/empirical study

reports original research to answer a new question

narrative review

summarizes and interprets previous studies

scoping review

identifies key themes and gaps in broad topic research

systematic review

answers a question using a planned and transparent method to search for select studies

meta-analysis

a statistical analysis that combines results from multiple studies to estimate an overall effect

case study

describes one or more small cases in detail

what is statistics

a field of mathematics that relates to the presentation, analysis and interpretation of data

what is standard deviation

how closely data points are clustered around the mean

what is biological/clinical significance

whether the results have an actual impact on health rather than just mathematical

statistical significance

reflects the likely hood that a relationship between variables is due to something other than random chance

what is the p value

it is a probability that determines if it’s real or random variation

threshold for the p value

below 5% or 1% means it’s not random chance