Research Methods Midterm

Match the following

• Histograph Purpose

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• Histograph

• 
• Stacked Vertical Bar Graph

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• Bar Graph Purpose

• Used to show comparisons between two or more groups

• Line Graph

• Used to plot frequency distributions

Match the following

• Pie graphs Purpose

• Used to show percentages or proportions of different quantities and display descriptive research

• Table Purpose

• Used by a complex study to convey all relevant data

• Line graphs Purpose

• Show the relationship between two quantitative variables

Match the following

• the study's weakness

• The Recommendations Subsection

• ideas of future research requirements

• The Implications Subsection

• present key findings

• Results section

• Practical application of the findings

• Limitations section

• explores the meaning of the research

• Discussion Subsection

What are the 5 steps of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, Assess

• Ask, Acquire, Analyze, Apply, Assess

• Antecedent, Analyze, Apply, Appraise, Assess

What are the two major ways of providing documentation of works consulted during the background research process? ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• including in-text footnotes
• constructing a bibliography (or reference list)
• synthesizing ideas into existing work

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) APA

,

(b) AMA

,

(c) Other Styles

• numerically sequential reference lists

• uses in-line citations

• Medicine

• uses alphabetically organized references

• Templates on Purdue Owl

• footnotes at the bottom of each page

• Behavioral & social sciences

• Uses numbers in-text

TEACH (Technology, Education, and ________ act.)

Which of the following is a non-experimental research study?

• researchers identify one or more factors that they will manipulate or control

• researchers investigate existing conditions or differences without manipulating them

Organize these Non-Experimental Studies

Groups:

(a) Surveys

,

(b) Case Studies

,

(c) Longitudinal Studies

• often includes info on the persons treatment

• data that reports individual opinions

• low-cost

• provides greater privacy for respondents

• obtaining participants responses w a series of questions

• uses multiple sources of evidence

• OCHL study

• descriptive study of an individual

• includes cohort studies

• followed for some amount of time

• CDaCI study

• common in studies of child development

• includes yes/no questions

• often non-experimental

• studied in "typical" settings

Match the following

• determine relationship of 2 variables

• case control study

• obtain participants response 2 questions

• case study

• compare person w and w/out comm disorder

• correlation study

• study a single person or situation

• survey research