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Extensive description of a physical and social settings and at holistic understanding

• Ethnography

• Narrative inquiry

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Grounded theory

Account that includes patterns, connections, and insights uncovered

• Ethnography

• Narrative inquiry

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Grounded theory

Rich narrative that lets readers experience phenomenon through the eyes of participants

• Ethnography

• Narrative inquiry

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Grounded theory

Holistic narrative that triangulates data and places study into a meaningful context

• Ethnography

• Narrative inquiry

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Grounded theory

Methodological description followed by proposed idea built during the study

• Ethnography

• Narrative inquiry

• Phenomenology

• Case study

• Grounded theory

How is a qualitative purpose statement distinct from a research question?

• The purpose statement outlines the data collection and analysis techniques for the study while the research question asks about the process or phenomenon to be explored.

• The purpose statement conveys the research design for the study while the research question asks about a process or phenomenon to be explored.

• The purpose statement clearly identifies the research design for the study while the research question asks about data collection and analysis techniques.

• The purpose statement asks about the process or phenomenon to be explored while the research question clearly identifies the research design for the study.

Why must a sample be representative?

• In order to capture the variability within a population

• In order to represent each member of a population

• In order to facilitate the development of grounded theory

• In order to select a sample frame

Which of the following are examples of random assignment for research experiment?(choose two options)

• Randomly choosing 50 seniors from the senior class for a study

• Randomly play scene 20 administrators into one of four groups to be studied

• Randomly selecting 15 professors from the psychology department for a study

• Randomly putting 150 college athletes into three different exercise groups for a study

• Randomly selecting for vocational programs for evaluation in a study

Which two tasks would conducting a literature review help accomplish? (choose two options)

• Revising a research problem

• Stating a research question

• Discussing results

• Identifying a general topic area

• Establishing an area of interest

What are two steps of hypothesis testing?(choose two options)

• State the null and alternative hypothesis

• Obtain the probability value

• Estimate the characteristics of populations based on data

• Identify the independent variable