Identify a research problem
Review the literature
Specify the purpose for research
Collect data
Analyze and interpret the data
Report and evaluate research
What is the six step process of conducting research?
100
Recruitment
Permissions
Information to collect
Instrumentation
Administration of the data collection
What are the five step process of collecting quantitative data?
100
Examines the degree of relationship or association between two variables.
What is a correlation?
100
It is a design that is information-gathering where variation is present, whether under the full control of the experimenter or not.
What is an experimental research design?
100
Uses both quantitative and qualitative data.
What is a mixed-method design?
200
One or more sentences indicating the goal, purpose, or overall direction of the study.
What is a research problem?
200
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
What are the four scales of measurement in descriptive statistics?
200
Defining the null and statistical hypotheses
Selecting, calculating, and evaluating the appropriate statistical test
Determining whether to accept or reject the statistical hypotheses
What are the steps in testing a hypothesis?
200
Tests for statistical relationships between variables.
What is correlational research?
200
Clear rationale
Research questions
Feasibility
Design most appropriate
Collect and analyze data
Write up results appropriately
What are the are six steps for conducting a mixed-method design?
300
The process in which individuals investigate into and study materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
What is research?
300
It is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
What is a hypothesis?
300
Be supported by literature
Be simple and concise
Be testable
State expected relationship between independent and dependent variables
Possess explanatory power
In order for a hypothesis to be usable, it must what?
300
Cross-sectional and longitudinal survey designs. Researchers engage in survey research to understand characteristics of a particular population.
What are survey designs?
300
To explain relationships found to exist between variables
To explore relationships between variables in depth
To confirm or cross-validate relationships discovered between variables
Mixed-method designs can be used for what purposes?
400
Involves research where the researcher observes and records behavior and events in their natural setting.
What is qualitative research?
400
It is a sentence which summarizes the specific topic and goals of a document.
What is a purpose statement?
400
A continuation of the status quo, or what is commonly believed. It is the hypothesis that the researcher wants to “nullify” or disprove.
What is a null hypothesis?
400
Identifying research question or area of focus
Gathering necessary information
Analyzing and interpreting information
Developing an action plan
What are the four steps in action research?
400
When a quantitative study is run and results are determined. When you want to better understand a construct.
What is a Explanatory Method and a Exploratory Design?
500
Research that uses numerical analysis. The objective of quantitative research is to use mathematical models, theories and/or hypotheses.
What is quantitative research?
500
The discipline of quantitatively describing the features of a collection of information, or the quantitative feature of it.
What is descriptive statistics?
500
A change in the status quo that is statistically significant. It cannot be proven. However, it can be supported and the null can be rejected.
What is a statistical hypothesis?
500
A systematic process of collecting and analyzing information about the efficiency, the effectiveness, and the impact of programs and services. It is a type of action research.
What is program evaluation?
500
This is when both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to determine whether the two methods of knowing converge on the same conclusions.