Research 201 Quiz 4

Theoretical sampling is a sample of what?

All of these

Observation is:

An observed behavior or attitude

Longitudinal survey design gathers what type of data?

Data from several points in time

Evaluation research is:

Designed to assess the effectiveness of campaigns, programs, or products either before or while they are being developed or after their completion.

Market Research is:

Designed to study consumer behavior, preferences, and opinion

A concern when designing a survey is:

Getting a proper cross-sample of the population.

What do cross-sectional surveys assume?

That variables and processes are reaching stability but some will constantly change.

Ethnography is:

The study of culture

Induction is:

What is done to the participants

Qualitative research is:

*The answer is not:* Predictable

What is an example of an independent variable?

*The answer is not:* Showing an advertisement and hoping for varied results

What is the difference between a research question and a research hypothesis?

A research question is a question a scholar wants to answer while a hypothesis is a statement concerning relationships between at least two values.

A complete observer is:

A researcher who has little or no interaction with those being observed

An observer-as-participant is:

A researcher who has some level of involvement in the group but remains an observer

Which of these study designs would fall under "qualitative"?

Narrative inquiry

According to the text, a study of experience is called:

Phenomenology

An example of survey research is:

Political polls Evaluation research Market research *All of these*

From which area of study do the following steps evolve? (1) Identify a problem, (2) develop research questions, (3) select a research design, (4) collect data, (5) analyze data, (6) present findings, and (7) discuss findings?

Qualitative inquiry

If the study is characterized by studying individuals and their personal experience, the design be most closely defined as:

Qualitative inquiry

Characteristics of qualitative research differ from quantitative research in that it is:

Qualitative research is studied in a natural setting