Chapter 4
A ___________ source is what the author originally wrote.
primary
_____________ indicates that a measure actually measures what is intended to measure.
___________ us every person in the group you are studying.
population
_____________ research looks for in-depth understanding with an emphasis on the participant.
qualitative
AND, OR, and NOT are called
Boolean search terms
Give an example of a proprietary measure.
SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT
In _________ sampling every unit has an equal chance of being selected.
probability
______________ is computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software.
CAQDAS
______________________ is an example of a discipline specific library database.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Which question type is this example?
Social media are
Friendly---Unfriendly
Expensive---Cheap
Safe---Dangerous
Semantic Differential
Larger sample sizes __________ error.
reduce
2+2=5 effect was referenced in which method of qualitative research?
focus groups
What items should you save when researching for a literature review?
Participants, method, results, conclusions, and unique aspects.
What are the ways of assessing reliability?
test-retest, split-half, and intercoder or observer
Name the 4 things that sample size depends upon.
Purpose of the research
Desired level of statistical confidence
Homogeneity of the population
In practice, the time and resources available for research
What are the 5 qualitative research methods?
List 5 of the items that may help in assessing the quality of publications.
•Author credentials - Prof., Dr., Ph.D.
•Author affiliation – university, “think tank”.
•Date of publication.
•Edition.
•Publisher.
•Title.
•Intended audience.
•Objectivity – subjectivity.
•Coverage – comprehensive or selective.
•Citation use in the paper.
•Writing Style – popular, technical, scholarly.
•Reviews - if any.
Name and describe the measurement types.
Nominal-word labels
Ordinal- words that indicate order
Interval- intervals between points on a scale
Ratio- scales that contain a true zero
Name the types of nonprobability sampling.
Convenience, Volunteer, Judgment, Snowball or Network & Quota
Name 5 of the parts of the SPEAKING model.
Situation, Participants, Ends, Acts, Key, Instrumentality, Norms, Genres