LEI4880 Research Methods

A researcher believes that eating cookies elevates blood sugar level and sets an experimental research to test this hypothesis. What would be an appropriate significance level for this study?

0.05

Which statement about the secondary sources is correct?

a secondary source is a source that provides non-original or secondhand data or information secondary sources are written about primary sources research summaries reported in scientific journals are considered secondary sources

What is the unit of analysis for these qualitative methods? Case study

an event, a program, an activity, more than one individual

What is the difference between applied and basic research?

applied research concerns with practical questions, while basic research is concerned with fundamental science

What would be a good way of searching for primary sources?

ask a librarian in the UF library search Thomson Reuters' Web of Science search Scopus

Developing an in-depth description of a case or multiple cases is ________

case study

A researcher is performing a nation-wide study of student athletes. What will be the most appropriate sampling design for this study?

clustered sampling

Phenomenological analysis is _________

concerned with understanding the world of the person

Dr. Smith is conducing a survey of guests to a Disney park. She is interested in what other Orlando attractions the guests plan to visit. What type of research is this?

descriptive

Describing and interpreting a culture-sharing group is __________

ethnography

The qualitative research strategy places value on _______

generating theories through inductive research about social meanings

Developing a theory grounded in data from the field is ______________

grounded theory

What is the unit of analysis for these qualitative methods? Ethnography

A group that shares the same culture

A researcher is looking for predictors of social unrest by examining economic variables such as poverty level, unemployment rate, consumer price index, and so on. In this study, the unemployment rate is a....

independent variable

Which of the following is required for a high-quality research?

is based on the work of others is logical and tied to a theory generates new questions and is cyclical in nature can be replicated

Qualitative research ________

isn't concerned with large samples isn't concerned with replication can be combined with quantitative approaches avoids statistical arguments about data is suited to richer understanding of ideas

In a simple random sampling __________

it is advisable to use random number generator to determine the subjects to be selected the probability of each subject to be selected is the same the probability of each subject to be selected is known

Which of these is NOT a criticism of quantitative research made by qualitative researchers?

it is often too phenomenological

Criticisms of quantitative research made by qualitative researchers______

it isn't reflexive enough it lacks depth it lacks richness it fails to acknowledge researchers as participants it creates unbalanced power relations

Which of these is a typical criticism of grounded theory?

it relies on starting without any presumptions, which is impossible

Exploring the life of an individual is ________

narrative analysis

Qualitative methods or approaches______

narrative analysis interviewing grounded theory phenomenology

Using a door-to-door survey, you want to assess public opinion of the tax situation in a large county. That is, do citizens feel that they are paying too much in taxes, too little, or about the right amount? You randomly select citizens from the largest city in the county to administer the survey. Would you consider this sample to be representative of the county population? Why?

not representative, because residents of the rural areas are not included in the sample

In statistics, sampling error refers to the error caused by __________

observing a sample instead of the whole population

What is the unit of analysis for these qualitative methods? Narrative analysis

one or more individuals

Emory University wants to know which of its 23 dormitories students prefer. The administration counts the number of applications for each dorm. Administrators assign a rank (1 to 23) to each dorm based on the number of applications received. Indicate the level of measurement for the variable "dorm's rank".

ordinal

Understanding the essence of the experience is _________

phenomenology

Which of the following variables is an example of the nominal level of measurement?

political party orientation: republication, democrat, or independent

Why is it important that researchers utilize primary sources when conducting a through review of the literature?

primary sources provide first-hand information that is the most relevant to the object of study

Evaluation of the quality of literature source should include the following elements:

publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals publication by an authoritative source such as the government usage of unbiased data

The term "mixed-method research" refers to use of both __________

quantitative and qualitative methods

John interviews the students who enters Florida gym building. His goal is to interview 15 males and 15 females. this sampling method is called ________

quota

What is the epistemological position held by a positivist?

scientific research should be based on value-free, empirical observations

What is the unit of analysis for these qualitative methods? Phenomenology

several individuals that have shared experience

True experimental research ___________

should establish a control and an experimental groups

Which sampling method would return the best sample in terms of its generalizability (representativeness of the entire population)?

simple random sampling

Which of these is NOT a qualitative method or approach?

social constructionism

Inductive reasoning _________

starts with accumulation of data

Shands hospital assigns service quality survey to every 100th patient discharged. this sampling method is called __________

systematic

If a measure is valid, then it is reliable. Reliable measures are not necessarily valid.

true

Ontology is a study of ________

what exists

What is the unit of analysis for these qualitative methods? Grounded theory

a process, action, or interaction involving many individuals

Epistemology is a study of ________

the nature of knowledge

The researcher writes that the null hypothesis was rejected. Which of the following statements is correct?

the research hypothesis should be accepted

the interpretivist view of the social sciences is that ________

their subject matter is fundamentally different to that of natural sciences we should aim to achieve the interpretive understanding of social action it is important to study the way people make sense of their everyday words

A researcher believes that eating the cookies elevates blood sugar level. Which of the following is the best example of a null hypothesis in this experimental study?

there will be no relationship between the amount of cookies you eat and your blood sugar level