Blueprints
Design in which both qualitative and quantitative data are collected and analyzed
Mixed Methods
the variable on which the groups in your research study differ, either because you have exposed them to different treatments
Independent Variable
This is a sampling strategy in which each member of the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected
What is Random sampling
Ranked data organized according to increasing or decreasing presence of a characteristic
Ordinal
Type of question and questionnaire that collects background information
Demographic
This type of study cannot determine causation but can show relationships and make ‘predictions’
Correlational study
the demonstration of how one variable influences or the effect of a variable another variable, or other variables.
Causation
the group that you have chosen from your population from which to collect data
Sample
Probability statement made when the observable difference between groups is too large to attribute to chance
Statistical significance
the three ethical principles and 6 norms that should guide scientific research
Belmont report
Not quite the gold standard research… participants are not randomly assigned to groups
Quasi-experimental design
The changes observed in the dependent variable are due to the effect of the independent variable, not to some other unintended variables
Internal validity
the individual(s) or other entities you are studying; who you collect data from.
Participant(s)
Range of scores that indicated degree of confidence that the data reflect for the population mean or some other population parameter
Confidence interval
unpublished or informally published work, such as master thesis, press releases and web documents
Grey literature
the nature of a systematic inquiry
Methodology
Dominant paradigm or set of beliefs guiding much of psychological research
Postpositivism
the extent to which results or findings obtained from a sample are applicable to a broader population
Generalizability
Three Measures of Central Tendency
What are Mean, Median Mode
the extent to which the results of an experiment can be generalized from the set of environmental conditions created by the researcher to other environmental conditions (and the real world).
Ecological validity
Evaluation model with context, input, process and product aspects
CIPP model
research questions that are used when the researchers aim is to identify effects, establish casual links between an IV and DV
Impact research questions
Randomly selecting naturally occurring groups rather than individuals
Cluster sampling
Analysis used when using a pre-test posttest design (two groups)
Paired t-test
how humane, ethical, moral, proper, legal, and professional an evaluation is
Propriety evaluation standards