Research methods exam 1
The abstract of a study should
Be a concise summary of the study
Fieldwork
Data are gathered in natural settings
Skewness
Describes position of the hump in the curve of a distribution
First author is the person who
Develop the idea and plans the research
external validity
Generalizability of the results pertains
In which part of the method section do you find info on when the participants were tested
Instruments
research hypothesis
Is directly testable
Pilot study prior to actual research study because
It permits a thorough check of the planned data collection and analysis procedures
Procedures
Method section that describes activities of each treatment group
Introduction to a research report
Move from general description of the theoretical problem to the specific area to be studied
Describing participants in method sections should include
Number of participants and pertinent descriptive characteristics of participants
Experimental research
Only type of research that can manipulate treatments and establish cause and effect
Defining volleyball skills as a score on AAHPERD volleyball test is an
Operational definition
Limitation is an example of
Recognizing grade point avg may not completely reflect success in a school
Primary source of lit review
Research journal articles
Research hypothesis Example
Researcher predicts there will be a positive relationship between attitude scores and grade point average
central tendency
Single score which best represents all the scores in distribution
Jargon (n)
SpeciAl language that is regularly used in a specific field but other people don't know
standard deviation
Spread of scores about the mean
Instrument part should include
Test characteristics of validity and reliability
Empirical research
The researcher collects data to base decisions off of
internal Validity
The results of the study can be attributed to the treatments used in the study
Inductive and deductive reasoning are important in
The statement of the problem
The first author for thesis with a student and major professor should be
The student
Compared to applied research, basic research
Usually offers more control such as in a laboratory
operational definition
a statement of the procedures used to define research variables
