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Quantitative Research Review RDL 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A one-shot survey for the purpose of describing the characteristics of a sample at one point in time.

a)

Descriptive Survey

b)

Longitudinal Survey

c)

Cross-Sectional Survey

2.

ONE group is studied at DIFFERENT POINTS IN TIME.

a)

Descriptive Survey

b)

Longitudinal Survey

c)

Cross-Sectional Survey

3.

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

4.
This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other
a)
Correlational
b)
Experiments
c)
Case Study
d)
Survey
e)
Observational
5.

A type of research method that investigates the effect of an IV on a DV.

a)

Correlational study

b)

Experimental method

c)

Case study

d)

Brain imaging

6.

Any factor a researcher must consider in order to reduce possible negative effects of the research on participants or other people.

a)

Participant variability

b)

Extraneous variable

c)

Ethical consideration

d)

Generalizability

7.

A study that tests the effects of some kind of treatment on a dependent variable, but one or more characteristics of a true experiment can't be met.

a)

True experiment

b)

Field experiment

c)

Quasi experiment

d)

Natural experiment

8.

Experimental design where people take part in only one condition but they have been carefully matched with another person in the other group based on any participant variables that might affect the DV (e.g. IQ, personality)

a)

independent measures

b)

repeated measures

c)

matched pairs

9.

The extent to which findings can be generalised to other peoples, times, settings

a)

External validity

b)

Ecological validity

c)

Internal validity

d)

Temporal validity

10.

The extent to which the effects of the study are due to the manipulation of the IV

a)

Face validity

b)

Content validity

c)

External validity

d)

Internal validity

11.
ANOVA is used to compare the differences in _________ for more than 2 populations
a)
variances
b)
means
c)
regression
12.

Which of the following are issues to consider when choosing a statistic for analysis

a)

focus of variable interplay

b)

number of IV and DV

c)

scales of measurement of DV

d)

the number and relationships of participant groups

e)

the extent that underlying assumptions of the

statistic are met

13.

The focus of analysis of the ______ is to

analyze the relationship between two variables.

a)

ANOVA

b)

Multiple Regression Analysis

c)

Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation

d)

Friedman Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance

14.

The ____

non-parametric alternative to the independent t-test. It is used to compare mean rank differences between two groups.

a)

ANOVA

b)

Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance

c)

Mann-Whitney U test

d)

Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test

e)

Friedman Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance

15.

All extraneous variables are confounding variables

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

All confounding variables are extraneous variables

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Any unaccounted for variable that confuses the relationship between the IV and DV.

a)

Extraneous variable

b)

Response variable

c)

Antecedent variable

d)

Extra variable

18.
The variable measured in an experiment is:
a)
The independent variable
b)
A null hypothesis
c)
The dependent variable
d)
An alternative hypothesis
19.
An extraneous variable:
a)
is deliberately changed in an experiment
b)
is an uncontrolled variable that could affect the DV
c)
Is measured in an experiment
d)
Occurs only in field studies
20.
This type of qualitative research aims to observe and report on a certain phenomenon.
a)
Correlational
b)
Descriptive
c)
Quasi
d)
Experimental