Connection of Reality (Actuality)
to our Theoretical Models through the Research Process

 

"Reality"
< Measurements
( variables)
< Operational
Definitions
< Hypotheses
Predict
< Theoretical
Constructs
< Past research
(imagination)
Summary >
(desriptions)
Inferential >
(statistics)
Hypotheses >
(Null-Alt)
Theories & Constructs >
Future Research