An uncontrolled variable that might be responsible for the observed effect on an outcome?
What is a confounding variable?
100
The problem of external invalidity refers to the generalizability of results.
True OR False?
True!
100
This type of research focuses on illumination and understanding NOT causal determination or prediction.
What is Qualitative Research?
100
The strength of the relationship between two variables refers to
What is correlation coefficient?
100
This type of evaluation research aims to determine the extent and existence of problems?
What is a needs assessment?
200
___ refers to the possibility that conclusions drawn from experimental results may not be generalizable to the "real" world.
What is external validity?
200
Experimental mortality encompasses more than just the death of participants.
True OR False?
True
200
Combining quantitative and qualitative research in a study design is referred to as?
What is mixed methods?
200
Document that describes the locations of variables and lists the assignments of codes to the attributes composing those variables.
What is a code book?
200
This type of evaluation research uses a control group that is similar to the experimental group but is not created by the random assignment of subjects.
What is non-equivalent control group design?
300
When the results of an experiment can confidently be attributed to the effect of the independent variable, the experiment is said to have:
What is internal validity?
300
Name two ways to achieve comparability between the experimental and control groups
What are randomization and matching?
300
Name three different types of qualitative research approaches?
What are:Narrative, Phenomenology Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Case study?
300
What statistical approach should be used if interested in examining the impact of age, race, and education on racism?
What is multivariate?
300
This type of research is being devoted to discovering the relationships among variables within whole societies and generally combines evaluation research with analysis of existing data.
What social indicators research?
400
Name three components of classical experimental design.
What are 1) IV and DV 2)pre-testing and post-testing 3) experimental and control groups
400
Experiments are the primary tool for studying ____ relationships.
What is causal relationships?
400
This type of research describes and interprets the shared patterns, behaviors, values, and language of a culture-sharing group?
What is ethnography?
400
Name three measures of dispersion?
What are range, standard deviation, and variance?
400
In addition to measuring the outcome and intervention, these two variables should be measured in evaluation research?
What are experimental context and population characteristics?
500
A _________ experiment guards against experimenter bias because neither the experimenter nor the subject knows which subjects are in the control and experimental groups.
What is a double-blind experiment?
500
Name three different types of pre-experimental research designs.
What are 1) one-shot case study 2) one-group pretest-post test design 3) static-group comparison?
500
Name three of the six reasons we use qualitative research?
What are:
1. Exploratory
2. Dearth of research
3. Unusual cases
4. Highlight theme
5. Formulate research questions
6. Future directions
500
Ultimately, there is only one way to properly code a variable.
True OR False?
False!
500
Provide two reasons why evaluation research results are sometimes ignored?
What are vested interest in the program, results contradict deeply held beliefs, findings/implications may not be presented in a way that non-researchers can understand?