Midterm Definitions

Question 1

Little differences among a sample group:

Answer 1

Homogenous

Question 2

What makes up the population of study?

Answer 2

Elements

Question 3

What is sampling through social networking?

Answer 3

Snowball

Question 4

The point were collective is repetitive:

Answer 4

Saturation

Question 5

Similar to stratified sampling but is non-random:

Answer 5

Quota

Question 6

Met through inclusion requirements:

Answer 6

Eligibility

Question 7

Sampling strategy where each element has an equal chance of being included:

Answer 7

Random

Question 8

Differences among a sample group:

Answer 8

Heterogeneity

Question 9

Exclusion criteria:

Answer 9

Delimitation

Question 10

Population is divided into homogeneous subgroups:

Answer 10

Stratified

Question 11

A sampling method that uses sampling intervals:

Answer 11

Systematic

Question 12

Containing certain properties or characteristics that the researcher wants to study:

Answer 12

Population

Question 13

Small study conducted prior to a larger study:

Answer 13

Pilot

Question 14

Theories tested/supported across disciplines:

Answer 14

Shared

Question 15

Sources from someone other than the researcher:

Answer 15

Secondary

Question 16

Use cultural theories in research:

Answer 16

Ethnographers

Question 17

The most commonly used database:

Answer 17

CINEHL

Question 18

Overall conceptual underpinnings:

Answer 18

Framework

Question 19

Sources from the researcher:

Answer 19

Primary

Question 20

Visual or symbolic representation of phenomena:

Answer 20

Model

Question 21

Frameworks based on theory:

Answer 21

Theoretical

Question 22

Theories used from other disciplines:

Answer 22

Borrowed

Question 23

Abstract generalization about phenomena:

Answer 23

Theory

Question 24

Sampling

Answer 24

A process in which representative units of a population are selected for study in a research investigation

Question 25

Sampling frame

Answer 25

A list of all units of the population

Question 26

Sampling interval

Answer 26

The standard distance between the elements chosen for the sample

Question 27

Sampling unit

Answer 27

The element or set of elements used for selecting the sample

Question 28

Element

Answer 28

The most basic unit about which information is collected

Question 29

Theoretical sampling

Answer 29

Goal is to build theories = researcher uses a sampling method that selects experiences that will help researcher test ideas and gather complete information about developing concepts

Question 30

Data

Answer 30

Information systematically collected in the course of a study

Question 31

Phenomena

Answer 31

Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are perceptible by the senses

Question 32

Concept

Answer 32

An image or symbolic representation of an abstract idea

Question 33

Conceptual framework

Answer 33

A structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map for the study