Research conducted at universities and other organizations that receive federal funding, must first be approved by the IRB before being implemented. What does IRB stand for?
What is Institutional Review Board?
100
True or False...measurement error only exists in poorly created instruments
What is False? :)
100
When data are collected via the use of numbers
What is quantitative data?
100
When a researcher only studies the change in a single person based on an intervention...this type of research design is called:
What is a single subject design?
200
When a researcher converts narrative data into numeric data
What is a content analysis?
200
When a researcher does not collect his/her own data, but instead uses someone else's data for a new purpose (i.e., reviews case records and service length to assess program effectiveness)..this type of data collect is called:
What is a secondary analysis of data?
200
When an instrument measures what it actually intended to measure, this is called...
What is validity?
200
"Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree," and "Very happy, Somewhat happy, Somewhat unhappy, and Very unhappy," are both examples of a _________ Scale
What is Likert Scale
200
When doing hypothesis testing, statistical significance is reached at what probability level?
What is .05 (or 5%)?
300
When a researcher observes or interviews a client and the client responds in a manner that he/she feels will be seen as favorable to the researcher, this is called...
What is reactivity?
300
Operationalize the variable: gender
More than once correct answer: male/female, male/female/transgender..transgender/cisgender
300
Provide an example of a reliable measurement "tool" that we use in our everyday life
Lots of answers here..a ruler, a scale, measuring cups.
300
What is another word for "average score" in statistical language?
What is the mean?
300
If a researcher wants to compare if there is a significant difference between the average suspensions rates at TWO schools: "High School A" and "High School B"..which parametric (statistical) test would the researcher use?
What is a t-test?
400
When two researchers both review and code the same narrative data and then determine how similar their coding is...this is called calculating ______- _______ ________
What is inter-rater reliability?
400
When a researcher lays out the risks and benefits of participating in a study with a potential research participant before the person agrees to participate..the researcher is offering:
What is informed consent?
400
Craft an open-ended survey question
What is...lots of responses...to many to list!
400
Provide an example of ratio-level data
There are lots of examples that'll work for this question- Counting the number of times a child skips school, measuring someone's weight, counting the number of times someone is arrested..anything with a "true zero."
400
When a researcher provides a new intervention to one group of clients at an agency and then provides another group of clients the typical services offered (and randomly assigns clients to the two groups)...what type of research design is this researcher using?
What is an experimental design?
500
Provide a specific, real-world example of a type of question a researcher may ask to gather data in narrative form for a research project of your choice.
There are a lot of options here: How has this social service program best served you and your family?, What are your greatest struggles as a student juggling multiple responsibilities?, When you are feeling sad, what kind of things do you think about?
500
Provide the definition of an independent variable
What is: something that the researcher manipulates; something that can influence a client's response, a new intervention.
500
Craft a closed-ended survey question
What is .... lots of responses, too many to list!
500
Of what race do you consider yourself?
African American
Caucasian
Asian
Latino
Other
The responses, African American, Asian, Latino and Other are considered to be what level of measurement?
What is nominal level data?
500
A researcher offers 3 types of homework help to elementary school students: no extra help, 1 extra hour of help and 2 extra hours of help a week. After one month, the researcher surveys the students using an optimism scale. This is his hypothesis: Optimism levels are related to type of homework help provided. Identify the Independent and Dependent Variable.
IV- What is amount of homework help time?
DV- What is students' optimism levels?