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WorksheetsSelecting Research Design
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
1. Quantitative research is a means
For exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem.
For testing objectives theories by examining the relationship among variables. These variables, in turn, can be measured, typically on instruments, so that numbered data can be analysed using statistical procedures.
Is an approach to inquiry that combines or associate both qualitative and quantitative forms.
Survey design is :
To test the impact of a treatment (or an intervention) on an outcome, controlling for all other factors that might influence that come.
Provides a quantitative or numeric description of trends, attitudes, or opinions of a population by studying a sample of that population.
Investigators identify a sample and generalize to a population.
In qualitative interviews,
The researcher takes field notes on the behaviour and activities of individuals at the research site.
The researcher conduct face-to-face interview with participants, interview participants by telephone, or engages in focus group interviews, with six to eight interviewee in each group.
The researcher often engage in multiple observations.
Qualitative data collection not involving observations that gather field notes by conducting an observation as a participant
True
False
Approach of qualitative data collection involves interview that conducting through email, face-to-face, focus group, online focus group and telephone interviews.
True
False
The qualitative data collection involves audio-visual materials such as examine photographs or videotapes.
True
False
Data analysis involves collecting open-ended data, based on asking general questions and developing an analysis from the information supplied by participants.
True
False
It will provide structure to the research at hand
Research design
objective
hypothesis
Bases its research method on a scientific activity called experiment
Non-experimental
Experimental
Correlative
Uses random selection of participants. It is free from bias and ensures objectivity of results. It is the best design to use when examining causal relationships
True Experimental
Experimental
Quasi-Experimental
It is incapable of determining cause and relationships.
True Experimental
Experimental
Quasi-Experimental
It is often used in the field of social sciences.
Non-experimental
Experimental
Quasi-Experimental
Non-experimental that shows an image or picture of an individual or group.
Descriptive
Correlative
Comparative
Non-experimental that tells the differences or similarities among individuals, groups, occurrences, and others.
Descriptive
Correlative
Comparative
Non-experimental that shows the extent of relationship of people, occurrences, places, and others whether if it is negative of positive.
Descriptive
Correlative
Comparative
Non-experimental that describes the behavior, preferences, opinions, views, stand, or attitudes of a huge amount of people.
Descriptive
Survey
Ex Post Facto
Non-experimental that derives data from stuff that normally occurs as is
Descriptive
Survey
Ex Post Facto
