Research Methods Final Exam

Topics include experimental design, qualitative research methods, surveys, data analysis, and types of research

18 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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What are the types of experimental designs?
True experiments, pre-experimental designs, and quasi-experiments
What are the types of true experimental designs?
Classic, post-test only, and Solomon 4-group
Identify this experimental design:
E O1 X O2
E O1 O2
Classic true experiment
Identify this experimental design:
E X O
E O
Post-test only, true experiment
Identify this experimental design:
E O1 X O2
E O1 O2
E X O2
E O2
Solomon 4-group, true experiment
Identify this experimental design:
X O
One-group ex post facto, pre-experimental design
Identify this experimental design:
O1 X O2
One-group before-after design, pre-experimental design
Identify this experimental design:
X O
O
Static group comparison(two-group ex post facto), pre-experimental design
Identify this experimental design:
O O O X O O O
Time-series design, quasi-experiment
Identify this experimental design:
O O O X O O O
O O O O O O
Multiple interrupted time series design, quasi-experiment
What are the methods of qualitative research?
Participant observation, intensive interviewing, focus groups
What is participant observation, and when do you use it?
A method of qualitative research involving in the field observations and asking questions, used to investigate a group in their natural habitat.
What are the types of participant observation, and what are the differences between them?
"Complete participation" involves the researcher actively influencing the activities of the group, "participant as observer" involves the researcher's presence being known to the group, but not directly involved in activity
What is narrative analysis?
A method of analyzing qualitative data focusing on maintaining the integrity of the "story" or a sequence of events, and to categorize them, without drawing conclusions as to the causes or connections to a theory
What is comparative analysis?
A method of analyzing qualitative data focusing on comparing observations to each other and drawing conclusions, and comparing conclusions to other explanations