IN this type of research data collection is performed via survey, interviews, and questionnaires
What is Survey Research
100
This is considered the variable that is changed or manipulated in a research study
What is the independent variable
100
In this scale of measurement numbers represent categories. It is not ranked or in any particular order.
What is Nominal
100
The mean, median and mode are referred to as what?
What are Measures of central tendency
100
The following are examples are why ________ reviews are important
Allows you to convince stake holders ( grant evaluators) you are extending the knowledge base
Assists you with documenting gaps in knowledge
Assists you with learning about the topic you are researching in more detail
What is literature
200
This type of design infers cause and effect between variables
What is Experimental Design
200
The ______ results are dependent on the independent variable.
What is the dependent variable
200
This years NFL ranking would be considered what scale of measurement?
What is Ordinal
200
This is known as the degree of departure from symmetry
What is Skewness
200
One reason why problems should be researched is because they give a voice to _____________
What is Marginalized groups in society
300
In correlational research, _______ is the degree in which one variable reflects changes in another variable.
What is covariance
300
These are variables that influence outcomes but are not measured in the research study
What is a confounding variables
300
Which two scales of measurement indicate a degree of distance between items?
What is Interval and Ratio data
300
When solving for variance, the researcher should apply n-1 to their computation when dealing with what?
What is the sample population
300
When an individual modifies data to achieve desired results it is know as ________
What is falsification
400
It is not necessary to to continually collaborate with participants in narrative research
What is false
400
In a study, researchers want to determine how different types of music effects plant growth. This is considered a what?
What is a research question
400
Which scale of measurement has an absolute zero
What is ratio data
400
______ determines to what degree a relationship exists between variables
What is correlations
400
Though rarely considered ethical, if a researcher is approved to use deception in a study after its completion they must immediately give the participants an explanation for the use of deception during what?
What is a Debriefing
500
In this type of research results are used to resolve local issues and both quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented.
What is Action Research
500
This individual can be noted for his creation of the hypothesis
Who is Abu Ali al Hasa
500
Name the scale of measurement in the order of the following examples
height, gender, class rank, personality
What is Ratio, nominal, ordinal interval
500
When dealing with a correlation coefficient, the closer to zero the number is the _______ the correlation
What is lower
500
This individual "aimed to test the hypothesis that the inherent personality traits of prisoners and guards are the chief cause of abusive behavior in prison" in his 1971 experiment.