Relies on systematic studies that identify and replicate a result using a variety of methods, samples, and settings

The size and strength of the statistical relationship between two variables

A statistical technique used to combine the results of many different research studies done in a variety of organizations and for a variety of jobs

Relying on an understanding of many of the norms, expectations, and behaviors of others learned from living and working with them

A collection of verbal and symbolic assertions that specify how and why variables are related, and the conditions under which they should and should not relate

The variable predicted to be affected by something else