PRR2 Quiz#1

______________is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

• Research

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

_____________ is descriptive in nature, because it generally deals with non-numerical and unquantifiable things.

• Research

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

___________is much more numbers-driven. The emphasis is on the collection of numerical data. It uses measurable attributes and information to create numerical data about the population that was studied.

• Research

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

It seeks to describe the current status of an identified variable.

• Descriptive Research

• Experimental Research

• Causal-Comparative

Attempts to determine the extent of a relationship between two or more variables using statistical data. In this type of design, relationships between and among a number of facts are sought and interpreted.

• Experimental Research

• Correlational Research

• Descriptive Research

Types of Quantitative Research

(Check all the correct answer)

• CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH

• CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE

• EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH

• ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Strengths of Quantitative Research

(Check all the correct answers)

• Results from sample surveys can be generalized for entire populations

• Sacrifices potentially useful information through the process of aggregation

• Replicability – publication of questionnaires and dataset permits scrutiny of findings

• Precise professional or disciplinary minimum standards exist for much survey work

_________ is a term referring to the repetition of a research study, generally with different situations and different subjects, to determine if the basic findings of the original study can be applied to other participants and circumstances.

• Replication

• Measurement

• Generalization

___________ is the extent to which a measurement method appears “on its face” to measure the construct of interest.

• Face Validity

• Content Validity

• Criterion Validity

__________is the extent to which a measure “covers” the construct of interest.

• Face Validity

• Content Validity

• Criterion Validity