Operationalization and Measurement
Research Designs and Data Collection
Research Ethics
Hodge-Podge
Research Process
100

the extent to which an experiment, test, or measure produces the same results on repeated trials.

What is Reliability

100

Being able to apply your research to other situations

What is Generalizability?

100

The three main tenants of research ethics



Bonus: The band that rules the radio on Sept 21 each year

What is respect for persons, beneficence, and justice?



Earth Wind and Fire - Do you remember... the 21st night of September...

100

Where everyone has an equal chance of being selected for a control or experimental group.

What is Random Assignment/Selection?

100

Overall strategy underlying the study, created after a research question has been developed; depends on the question, and on what information is needed to answer the question.

What is a Research Design

200
refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects the content that the researcher is attempting to measure.
What is Validity
200

Another word for the item above

What is External Validity?

200

Where information will be shared publicly  to contribute to the body of knowledge about a subject.

What is  Research?

200

An example in research could be individual, town, school, or state. 



Bonus: #1 pop song 1996  -- 200 points

What is the Unit of Analysis?


Macarena

If a member of your team can demonstrate correctly - 500 extra!!

200
Type of research that is less structured, involves interviews, group discussions. Does not focus on statistical methods.
What is Qualitative Research
300

When a measure seems accurate at first glance

What is Face Validity?

300
When the research design is accurately analyzing/measuring/answering the question you are trying to answer
What is Internal Validity?
300
Where information specific to an individual is included in a research study

What is Human Subject Research?

300

The type of hypothesis where you say basically the opposite of what you hope to find (perhaps that nothing happens).

What the null hypothesis? 

300
Type of Research that uses statistical methods to analyze numerical data.
What is Quantitative Research
400

The four kinds of data


Bonus for 200!  The #1 pop song in 1984

What is Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio?



When Doves Cry (Prince)

400

The three kinds of common research designs

What is Experimental, Quasi-experimental and Non-experimental?

400

The group of people who review human subjects research.  

The institutional review board

400

Another word for data gathered first-hand, data that has not been gathered before, not second-hand.

What is original data?

400
1. Variable that the researcher wants to test. 2. Variable that the researcher believes will have a presumed effect.
What is 1. Independent Variable, 2. Dependent Variable.
500

extent to which 2 or more individuals agree on an interpretation/rating; address the consistency of the implementation of an analysis process.

What is Interrater Reliability.

500

An example of this is where one section of PUBA 719 is given ice cream on Saturday and the other is not.  Average kickball performance of the two are compared.  

What is Quasi-experimental design?
500

When people must be given full information about the purpose of a study, benefits and risks, and agree willingly to participate.


Bonus: The woman who DOMINATES the top Disco songs of all time (#1-#7)  300 extra points

What is informed consent? 




Donna Summer!!

500
Data that are gathered across units, such as average test scores from area schools from last year.  

What is cross-sectional data?

500

A proposed explanation on the relationship of two or more variable, based on limited evidence, in the form of a statement.

What is an Hypothesis

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