Chapter 2 Flashcards
Qualitative or Quantitative:
examines relationships among variables
quantitative
Qualitative or Quantitative:
process for generating new info
quantitative
type of research - explore & describe phenomena in real life situations, find new meanings, ID relationships
descriptive
type of research - looks at relationship between variables
correlational
type of research - examines cause & effect relationships, less controlled, no randomly selected samples
quasi-experimental
type of research - looks at cause & effect, highly controlled, measures dependent & independent variables
experimental
research for the sake of research; find out the truth, investigating what is
basic research
attempts to solve real problems in clinical practice; concerns what effects the intervention may have on pts
applied research
striving for excellence in research & adherence to detail
rigor
what are the 3 types of research settings
field/natural
partially controlled
highly controlled/lab
all elements that meet certain criteria for inclusion in the study
population
a subset of population selected for a study
sample
summary of study in 100-250 words
abstract
contains problem, purpose, literature, framework, & hypothesis
introduction
includes design, sample, setting, tools
methods
