Hypothesis Testing
The hypothesis that there is no effect or difference in a study.
What is the Null Hypothesis?
The statistical test used to compare the means of two independent groups.
What is an independent samples T-Test?
A measure that indicates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.
What is a Pearsons correlation coefficient?
This research question fits within what qualitative paradigm?
What are the experiences and concerns of women with MS?
experiential
The likelihood of observing your result IF the NULL hypothesis was TRUE.
What is a p-value?
The test used when comparing two related groups.
What is a paired samples t-test?
A NEGATIVE (-) correlation coefficient indicates this type of relationship.
What is a negative linear correlation/relationship?
In qualitative research, the researcher is understood to be active in the research process.
What is reflexivity?
The threshold below which we reject the null hypothesis.
What is the alpha level (significance level)?
Statistical test used to determine if a sample of data comes from a normally distributed population.
What is the shapiro-wilk test?
A non-parametric measure of rank correlation.
What is a Spearman's rank correlation coefficient?
This type of qualitative research paradigm acknowledges language as a situated social practice; it actively constructs realities
What is constructionist research?
When the Null hypothesis is true, but it was falsely rejected.
What is a type I error? (false-positive)
The assumption that both groups have equal variances.
What is the homogeneity of variance?
A regression model that includes more than one predictor variable.
What is multiple regression?
This type of data is generated with or by participants, and only exists due to the research, e.g., focus groups, surveys, interviews.
What is primary qualitative data?