Research Methods Final
0.05
<reject >accept <0.01 reject
3 subject f table
ANOVA Reject, different between the groups
Genna, a teacher has told parents that their children's individual scores on a test that she used in research will not be reported in the research report. Genna is illustrating:
Confidentiality
Database
EBISCO
The only type of research that can manipulate treatments and establish a cause and effect is-
Experimental research
T/F: A test can be valid without being reliable
False
Jump Height observed problem
Independent 1.701 df28 Accept the null
Primary reference-
Journal article
Chi squared difference is between
Observed and expected
Pulling a name out of a hat:
Simple random sample
Internal and External Validity are:
inversely correlated
A research conducts a study on the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) by comparing a class that uses this method with a class that does not. The researcher expects the CAI class to show greater gains in achievement. This expectation is called:
A hypothesis
A researcher wishes to determine the effects of an outdoor adventure summer camp on the self-concept of inner-city boys. Boys are randomly assigned to the summer camp and to a control situation. The experimental treat is for three months. A secondary purpose is to see if age ( ages 6,9, and 12) affects the relationship of the camp effects and self-concept. In this study, self-concept is an example of a-
Dependent variable
Subjects change answers due to previous knowledge
Halo Effect
Effects that causes participants to do well due to being observed
Hawthorne Effect
History book to class:
Inductive
The Buckley Amendment or FERPA is designed specifically to:
Protect privacy of student records
When the experimenter has a reasonably high expectation concerning the relationship that exists between the variable, it is most appropriate to state the hypothesis in the ___ form-
Research
A research proposal includes all but which of the following-
Results
A thesis was submitted with the title "A study comparing the achievement of sixth-grade students in Moscow, Idaho, instructed in health education through closed-circuit television and regular classroom procedure for a period of 16 weeks," This title is-
Too long
In a study designed to assess the comparative effectiveness of two workbooks used in teaching students about laboratory procedures, the independent variable of the study would be-
Workbooks
5 first-year students:
applied qualitative
Reading Scores:
applied quantitative
Not true of parametric
are more powerful
Sample of test items that adequately represent subjects in circulation: (type of validity)
content
Odd items of test correlated: (type of reliability)
internal consistence, split-half method
1st step in survey research
list objectives you want to achieve
muscle ability: (rank)
ordinal
Type I
reject null when it's true
A limitation in a study is- These are all false
-The same as a delimitation -Prevents a study from being published or accepted by a graduate thesis committee -Of no concern because all studies have them
Plagiarism
-The words of another are used without reference to the source -The ideas of another are used without reference to the source -When in doubt if it is necessary to cite the source because the information might be considered general knowledge, it is best to do so
The only type of research that can establish cause and effect is:
Experimental
Which is the best description of the review of literature:
It is a critique of the literature that includes results and limitations of studies to establish what we currently know.
Nonparametric
statistics are used when data are nominal or ordinal or when the populations from which the observations were made are thought NOT to be normally distributed.
Parametric
statistics are used when the research data are interval or ratio and when the populations from which the observations were made are thought to be normally distributed. Randomness. More Powerful. t test: 2 mean scores ANOVA: more than 2 mean scores
Type II
accepting the null when its false
Material samples:
basic quantitative
Null hypothesis
no relationship
Teacher throwing score left and right
independent t test
Ethical charge to protect research subjects-
-IRB -Institution -Researcher
Qualitative structure and credibility
-Less structured -credibility: internal validity
Unethical research practices-
-Sharing research data to individuals other than designated personnel -Not having adequate data collection skill for risky procedures
Sound title of a research proposal or study should-
Be brief but descriptive enough to allow the reader to understand the focus of the study
Piggy bank of pennies:
Deductive
The primary role of the IRB is to:
Ensure protection of research participants from harm and invasion of privacy.
A researcher wishes to determine the effects of an outdoor adventure summer camp on the self-concept of inner-city boys. Boys are randomly assigned to the summer camp and to a control situation. The experimental treat is for three months. A secondary purpose is to see if age ( ages 6,9, and 12) affects the relationship of the camp effects and self-concept. The researcher states that he is aware that response to question on a self-concept scale may not always be what the person really believes. This is an example of an-
Limitation
A researcher wishes to determine the effects of an outdoor adventure summer camp on the self-concept of inner-city boys. Boys are randomly assigned to the summer camp and to a control situation. The experimental treat is for three months. A secondary purpose is to see if age ( ages 6,9, and 12) affects the relationship of the camp effects and self-concept. The number of participants, the selection of the self-concept inventory, and the length of the study are all examples of-
Limitations
Non-parametric version of independent t test
Man Whitney
ORDINAL
Numbers indicate rank order of observations. Sequential Ordering. Demonstrates rank by showing difference and direction of difference 1. Bama, 2. Penn state 3. Clemson
NOMINAL
Numbers represent categories. Numbers do not reflect differences in magnitude. Numbers serve to distinguish groups. Categorical. Most rudimentary, providing only information about a difference.
RATIO
Numbers represent equal units from absolute zero. Observations can be compared as ratios or percentages. Absolute Zero. Continuous. Height and Weight, zero means it doesn't exist
INTERVAL
Numbers represent equal units or intervals from an Arbitrary Zero Point. Intervals between observations can be compared. 1. Bama (1.000) 2. Penn State (.994) 3. Clemson (.914) Zero wouldn't mean anything, just like IQ
Person (p<0.05)
b&c correct
Chapel forum:
convenient sampling
Broad based data large population over period of years
epidemiological (longitudinal?)
research final: (rank)
interval
moe third: (rank)
ordinal
2 group eye & light: (rank)
ratio
Higher School fees survey, call every 20th person:
systematic
Same test given twice: (type of reliability)
test-retest
2 group eye brown and blue: (rank)
nominal
Sampling technique bookstore service:
nonrandom purpose sampling
reading speed: (rank)
ratio