Causality
These four criteria or conditions are required in order to establish causality.
What are association, consistency, temporal order, and "rule out alternative explanations"?
This type of research design involves looking for a naturally occurring comparison group.
What is quasi-experimental?
This data collection method is "top down" and begins with pre-conceived or "a priori" hypothesis that the research would like to test.
What is deductive or quantitative methods?
This is an example of what type of need:
The number of people in a community who live in substandard housing as defined by federal housing standards.
This actor played "The Joker" in the first Batman movie.
Who is Jack Nicholson?
This research meets all four criteria for causality.
What is an experimental research design?
This type of design is an example of:
X O
What is a one shot case study?
This data collection method is "bottom-up" and doesn't being with "a priori" hypothesis but rather allowing the "data" to guide your analysis.
What is inductive or qualitative method?
The number of people in a community who ware on waiting lists to receive family counseling.
What is an expressed need?
This one hit wonder mixed jazz with hip-hop with the hit "the rebirth of slick."
Who is Digable Planets?
This criteria or condition for causation states that X must precede Y.
What is the criterion of temporal order?
This type of design is an example of:
O1 O2 X O3 O4
What is longitudinal?
Surveys, interviews, and focus groups are examples of what type of data collection method?
What is data based on self-reports?
The number of people in a community who define themselves in a survey as being in poor health.
What is a perceived need?
This hit comedy show was about "nothing"?
What is Seinfeld?
This criteria or condition for causality states that X and Y must be related.
What is the criterion of association?
These types of research designs cannot establish causality.
What are non-experimental research designs?
Data collected through "living or being with a community or population" without necessarily talking to community members is an example of what type of method?
What is direct observation?
The percentage of homeless people placed in shelters in community X compared to the percentage in community Y.
What is a relative need?
Who is Sam Jackson?
This criteria or condition for causality states that there must not be other explanations for the effect of X on Y.
What is the criterion of "ruling out alternative explanations"?
This type of research design is an example of:
O1 X O2
O1 O2
What is quasi-experimental?
Data collected through examination of archival, administrative, or previously collected data that was not collected by you is an example of what type of method?
What is secondary data collection?
This term refers to the idea that needs are likely to change over time which may affect demand for services.
What is elasticity?
Who is Madeleine Albright?