Quiz #14 Flashcards
Three (3) Types of research:
1) d
2) e
3) e
- Descriptive
- Exploratory
- Explanatory
What are the five (5) General steps of research?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
- Identify the problem
- Research design
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Reporting
Defined as an explanation that offers to classify, organize, explain, predict, or understand the occurrence of specific phenomena
Theory
________ rests on a series of hypotheses that attempt to make sense of reality
Theory
_________ is Defined as an abstract label that represents an aspect of reality
Conceptualization
__________ is Defined as the conversion of the abstract idea of notion into a measurable item
Operationalization
____________ variables (predictors, used to predict the outcome).
Independent
___________ variables: This is the outcome variable being predicted by the independent variable
Dependent
___________ variables: these are the variables which may be influencing the dependent variables
Control b
A statement describing the expected result or relationship between independent and dependent variables
A specifically measurable statement
Hypotheses
The end members of your study are called the ____
sample
The group that your sample will be derived of is called the _____ _______
sample frame
“_________” means the complete group /class from which information is to be gathered
population
whether the measure used accurately represents/reflects
the concept it is meant to measure. This is called _______
validity
whether the measuring device seems, on its _____, to measure what the researcher wants to measure
This is?
Face
Whether each item in the measuring device measures the concept
in question
this is?
Content
construct is:
Whether the measuring device does indeed measure what it has
been designed to measure
Criterion is:
representation of the degree to which the measure relates to external criterion
Reliability in this classes context refers to something that can be:
replicated by future research
what are the two (2) components of reliability?
s
c
stability and consistency
Steps to “getting started” on research study:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
- Picking a topic
- Reviewing relevant literature
- Developing research questions
- Developing hypotheses
- Identifying important variables
What are the main ethical concerns in research?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
- Harm to others
- Privacy concerns
- Informed consent
- Voluntary participation
- Deception
Ethical research criteria
1)
2)
3)
4)
- Avoid harmful research
- Be objective in designing, conducting, and evaluating research
- Use integrity in the performance and reporting of the research
- Protect confidentiality
Define qualitative research in the wording that prof uses:
A non-numerical examination and interpretation of observations for
the purpose of discovering underlying meanings and patterns of
relationships
