Definitions
An experiment in which units are not randomly assigned to conditions
What is Quasi-Experiment
Assuring employees that their data will be kept confidential helps reduce concerns about privacy? True or False
False
What is the NR stand for in the notation below:
NR X O1
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NR O2
Nonrandom assignment
X 01
The One-Group Posttest-Only Design
Pathologist wants to look at patterns to figure out what caused the effect
What is The One-Group Posttest only Design with Multiple Substantive Posttests
Surveys which retain the respondents' identifying information for a brief period of time
What is Temporarily Identified Surveys
When employees feel that a survey is not anonymous, their answers become (blank) positive and (blank) in quality and truthfulness.
More, Weaker
Name one method of matching?
Exact, Caliper, Index, Cluster, Benchmark
O1 X O2
What is The One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design
Marketing company wants to look at toy advertising but adds nonadvertised toys as an additional variable
What is One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Using a Nonequivalent Dependent Variable
A dependent variable that is predicted not to change because of the treatment but is expected to respond to some or all of the contextually important internal validity threats in the same way as the target outcome
What is Nonequivalent dependent variable
Which two things help determine the value of using identified surveys?
Level of Analysis and Time Span
If a job training intervention group is being compared to four other groups, what kind of design is being utilized?
Posttest-Only Design Using Multiple Control Groups
O1 O2 X O3
What is One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Using a Double Pretest
Researcher wants to look at how methadone introduction effects narcotic usage. Experiment would look at directional effects when methadone is introduced, taken away, then reintroduced
What is repeated treatment design
What is Matching?
When the researcher groups units with similar scores on the matching variable so that treatment and control groups each contain units with the same characteristics on the matching variable
Companies may use (blank) to help deal with employee privacy concerns.
Professional Survey Vendors
What type of construct compares actual and projected posttest scores?
Regression Extrapolation
O1 Treatment O2 O3 Removal O4
What is Removed Treatment Design
Study effects of a course on calculus test scores without looking at pretest
What is The One-Group Posttest Only Design
A predicted probability of group membership based on observed predictors, usually obtained from a logistic regression.
What is propensity score
Name two of the guidelines for professional use of identified surveys.
Organizational policies, keep employees informed, avoid coercion, protect employee identities, responsible data use and duty to warn.
What is "Hot Stuff Bias"?
(O1A O1B) X (O2A O2B)
What is One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Using a Nonequivalent Dependent Variable
Pretest-Posttest Design that limits maturation's effect on validity
What is One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Using a Double Pretest