PR Quiz 4

researcher is developing a tool to measure student engagement. Which of the following terms most accurately describes this tool in the context of research design?

• Instrument-

• criterion

• Instrumentation

• Sampling

Research refers to the standard, principle, or condition used to evaluate, select, or measure something in a study. It helps define what qualifies as relevant data, participants, or outcomes.

• Quota Sampling

• Purposive Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

• criterion

research refers to the tools, techniques, or devices used to collect, measure, and analyze data.

• Instrumentation

• Sampling

• criterion

• Instrument

process of selecting a subset of individuals or elements from a larger population to study

• Instrument

• Sampling

• Instrumentation

• Sampling

non-probability sampling technique where participants are selected based on their availability, accessibility, and willingness to participate.

• Snowball Sampling

• Quota Sampling

• Purposive Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

also known as Judgmental Sampling, is a non-probability sampling technique where researchers intentionally select participants based on specific characteristics, expertise, or relevance to the study.

• Sampling techniques

• Quota Sampling

• Purposive Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

researcher is studying the spread of a new internet meme. Which sampling method would be most effective for reaching individuals who have already shared the meme, especially if the population is difficult to identify through traditional means?

• Convenience Sampling

• Purposive Sampling

• Sampling techniques

• Snowball Sampling

methods used to select a subset (sample) from a larger group (population) for study

• Sampling techniques

• sample

• population

• Sampling frame

subset of a population selected for study in research. Instead of analyzing the entire population, researchers study a sample to make generalizations about the whole group

• sample

• population

• survey

• Questionnaire

type of research that establishes standards, norms, or ideal benchmarks against which actual conditions, behaviors, or phenomena can be compared

• Normative research

• Ex-post facto research

• descriptive-normative method

• longitudinal study