Part III Flashcards
(17 cards)
Reliability in social research refers to
The extent to which researchers can obtain similar results over and over again using the same methods with the same or a similar group of participants
A hypothesis is:
An idea which might be explored via a research study
Qualitative researchers…
Use research models and designs which are specific to their needs and theoretical understandings
“Bracketing” in qualitative research means:
Identifying one’s preconceptions and putting them on one side
Saturation in Qualitative Research means
Being certain that all possible themes have emerged from the data collected
What is the difference between interval/ratio and ordinal variables?
The distance between categories is equal across the range of interval/ratio data
A variable is
A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories
What is the key defining characteristic of experimental research?
Manipulation of the independent variable?
What is the opposite of a variable?
A constant
A qualitative research question:
Asks a question about some process, or phenomenon to be explored, Is generally an open-ended question
What kind of ideas can’t be empirically researched?
Issues of values and morality such as the correctness of having prayer in schools
Research hypotheses are
Statements of predicted relationships between variables, Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
The cut off the researcher uses to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis is called the:
Significance level. Alpha level
A set of procedures used to explain or predict the values of a dependent variable based on the values of one or more independent variables
Regression analysis
Focusing on describing or explaining data versus going beyond immediate data and making inferences is the difference between
Descriptive or inferential
When a extraneous variable systematically varies with the independent variable and influences the dependent variable, it is called
A confounding variable
When constructing a questionnaire it is important to do each of the following except
Use leading Qs
