We say that research based on observation or experimentation is this.
What is empirical?
100
Social scientific design always begins with this.
What is a research question?
100
This branch of philosophy involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviour.
What is ethics?
100
These are the four levels of measurement we have for data analysis.
What are nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.
100
In a data set, this is the most frequently occurring score.
What is the mode?
200
This is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.
What is epistemology?
200
Surveys, interviews, observation, and existing data analysis are all examples of this kind of methodological approach.
What is non-experimental?
200
In order to protect human subjects from being coerced or forced to participate in scientific research, we must obtain this.
What is informed consent?
200
A Likert Scale is at this level of measurement.
What is ordinal?
200
If a study states that the average Marianopolis student spends 2 hours per day watching Netflix, the researcher's are speaking about this measure of central tendency.
What is the mean?
300
This kind of study gives a picture of a situation, trend, or problem.
What is a descriptive study?
300
These are the four types of reliability tests.
What are inter-rater, test re-test, alternate form, and split-half.
300
This term refers to when the participant's name is never known to the researcher, and is something that you are all guaranteeing your own survey participants.
What is anonymity?
300
This is the only level of measurement that has an absolute zero.
What is ratio?
300
Both Pearson's r and Crosstabular Statistics are examples of this kind of test that examines relationships between two or more variables.
What is correlation?
400
This kind of study tries to determine direct causes of social behaviours, and is only achieved through experimental methods.
What is a cause and effect study?
400
When the methodological tools we use appear, at least on the surface, to be appropriate, we say that our study has this type of validity.
What is face validity?
400
This term refers to when a researcher does not reveal the identities of their participants.
What is confidentiality?
400
This measure of central tendency is the middlemost score.
What is the median?
400
This correlational test can only be used when both variables are at interval or ratio levels of measurement.
What is Pearson's r?
500
This kind of study attempts to determine relationships between two or more social variables.
What is a correlational study?
500
If the results of our research can be generalized to "real-world" phenomena, we say that our study has this kind of validity.
What is external validity?
500
When a research participant drops of a study when it is already underway, he is exercising his right to do this.
What is ability to withdraw?
500
When we have two modes we have this type of distribution?
What is bimodal distribution?
500
When assessing variability, or distribution of data, a small ____________ would indicate a relatively homogenous sample.