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Lecture 4 Flashcards

1
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Quantitative studies _____ theories.

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test

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2
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Qualitative studies ______ theories.

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generate

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Theory:

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explanation of observed patterns or supposition about a relationship among phenomena

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4
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While a _____ provides a way of looking at something, a _____ seeks to explain what we see.

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  • paradigm

- theory

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5
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Theory is generally derived from…

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  • observations
  • experimentations
  • reflective thinking
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6
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Theory is composed of…

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  • verifiable

- testable statements or propositions

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7
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Theory often includes _____ statements that …

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  • relational

- connect 2 or more variables such that knowing something about one variable can help to understand the other

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8
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Theories can be used to provide a ____ or _____ to guide _____ or _____.

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  • blueprint or framework

- research questions or hypotheses

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9
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Theory is the basic aim of ______.

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science

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10
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Theory allows scientists to…

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  • understand and predict outcomes of interest

- describe and explain a process or sequence of events

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11
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Theory prevents scholars from…

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being dazzled by the complexity of the empirical world by providing a linguistic tool for organizing it

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12
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Theory in quantitative research is generally used to…

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guide the entire research process

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13
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Give examples of use of theory in quantitative research.

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  • scientific prediction of the expected relationships between variables
  • how and why they are related
  • used to develop hypothesis
  • goal to understand, explain, predict phenomena in the real world
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In qualitative research, theory can provide broad explanations for _____ and _____.

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behaviours and attitudes

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15
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In qualitative research, theory can provide a _____ ____ or _____ for the study of gender, class, and ethnicity (various marginalized groups).

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  • theoretical lens

- perspective

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16
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How can studies be the end point in qualitative research?

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inductive process building from the data to themes to a generalized model or theory

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17
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Why can’t theories be explicitly used in qualitative research?

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some qualitative studies build from detailed descriptions of phenomenon

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18
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Theory in mixed methods research can include…

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  • theory deductively (theory testing)
  • theory inductively (emerging theory or pattern)
  • theoretical lens or perspective to provide a framework for the study
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Describe the quote “a theory which cannot be mortally endangered cannot be alive”.

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  • define theory
  • people need to constantly try and prove it wrong/test it
  • if it’s set in stone, it’s a law
  • need to be able to test it (feasible)
  • risk involved (has to be the possibility of it proven wrong)
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20
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Research question:

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a broad inquiry statement regarding the central phenomenon

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21
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Research questions do not include ____ ____.

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directional words

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22
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Research questions often begin with ____, _____, or _____.

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  • how
  • what
  • why
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23
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Research questions address the ____ of the research to be done.

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purpose

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24
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Research questions identify:

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  • participants of the study

- where the research is being done

25
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Why would qualitative methods research not include hypothesis?

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  • subjective
  • inductive
  • asking questions
26
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What are the 2 types of research questions in qualitative research?

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  • central question

- subquestions

27
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Central question:

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  • broad question that asks for exploration of the central phenomenon
  • 1-2
  • explore relevant general factors
28
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Subquestions:

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  • questions that narrow the focus of the study
  • no more than 5-7
  • leave open the questioning
29
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In qualitative research, what are the 6 ways that the central question relate back to the strategy of inquiry?

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  • ethnography
  • critical ethnography
  • phenomenology
  • grounded theory
  • narrative research
  • case study
30
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Ethnography:

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questions verify accuracy of the data

31
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Critical ethnography:

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questions build on an existing body of literature

32
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Phenomenology:

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questions broadly stated without specific reference to existing literature

33
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Grounded theory:

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questions generate a theory

34
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Narrative research:

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report (or reflect) the stories

35
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Case study:

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explore a process

36
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General script:

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?

37
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Quantitative research questions are _____ statements that raise questions about…

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  • interrogative

- relationships among variables that the investigator seeks to answer

38
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Quantitative research questions are used particularly in ______ and in ______.

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  • social science research

- survey studies

39
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Give examples of quantitative research questions.

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  • what is the estimated value of problem gamblers to the government of Alberta?
  • what is the impact that a new stadium would have on tax in Edmonton?
40
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Give a general script for quantitative research question describing outcomes.

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what is the frequency and variation of scores on [name the variable] for [participants] in the study?

41
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Give a general script for quantitative research question focused on examining the relationship among variables.

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does [name the theory] explain the relationship between [independent variable] and [dependent variable], controlling for the effects of [control variable]?

42
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Why are quantitative research questions important?

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leads to the remaining parts of the research study design (sample, variable selection, statistical methodology)

43
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Mixed methods research questions need to clearly identify…

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what qualitative and quantitative approaches are

44
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Mixed methods research questions address _____ and _____ questions in the order that they occur in the research design.

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  • qualitative and quantitative

- and subquestions or hypothesis

45
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A research question in a mixed methods research design conveys:

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  • the methods and procedures

- the content of the study

46
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A research question in a mixed methods research design combines:

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the methods and content

47
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What are the 3 ways we could write mixed methods research questions?

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  • write separate qualitative and quantitative questions or hypothesis
  • write separate questions or hypotheses followed by a mixed methods question
  • write only a mixed methods question
48
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In mixed methods research questions, why would we write separate qualitative and quantitative questions or hypothesis?

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places emphasis on the 2 approaches

49
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In mixed methods research questions, why would we write separate questions or hypotheses followed by a mixed methods question?

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highlights the 2 approaches as well as their combined strength

50
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In mixed methods research questions, why would we write only a mixed methods question?

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emphasizes the integration and not the individual parts

51
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Hypothesis describes specifically…

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what you expect is going to happen in the study

52
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A good hypothesis:

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  • must be adequate for its purpose
  • must be testable
  • must be better than its rivals
53
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A hypothesis is an integration of:

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  • exploratory research

- common sense and logical reasoning

54
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What is the notation for research hypothesis?

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HA or H1

55
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What is the notation for research hypothesis?

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HO or H0

56
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One tailed hypothesis:

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  • specifies a direction

- program x will increase outcome y

57
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Two tailed hypothesis:

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  • does not specify a direction

- program x will effect outcome y

58
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You formulate your ______ and then formulate a ____ _____ that is _____ _____ of the first and incorporates all possible alternatives.

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  • prediction (directional or not)
  • second hypothesis
  • mutually exclusive

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