The sum of the scores divided by the number of scores.
What is the mean?
100
A design in which researchers collect both quantative and qualatative data.
What is a mixed-methods design?
100
These types of threats are related to factors between treatment variables and outcomes.
What is internal validity?
100
This major concern in research ensures that participants are reward for their participation. Researchers must make sure that this is equal for all participants.
What is compensation?
200
The dispersion of scores around the mean.
What is variance?
200
This design examines and interprets the behavior, beliefs, and language of a given culture.
What is ethnographic design?
200
In this threat to internal validity, participants develop and change during the course of the study. They may become wiser or more experianced.
What is maturation?
200
This ethical issue arises from the need to be honest with participants and refrain from using misleading information.
What is deception?
300
The percentage of participants in the disribution with scores at or below a certain score.
What is percentile rank?
300
This design generates a theory or explanation about a topic or process.
What is grounded theory design?
300
This threat to external validity occurs when researchers are unable to apply their findings to settings outside of the one used in the experiment.
What is interaction of setting and treatment?
300
Researchers must make certian that all participants are willing to be involved in the study and are aware of any potential risks.
What is informed consent?
400
This type of error occurs when the null hypothesis is rejected, but is actually true.
What is type I error.
400
In this form of research, researchers are seeking ways to improve their daily practice.
What is action research?
400
Validity that relates to the inferences about the constructs in the study.
What is construct validity?
400
The researcher should always have the welfare of the participant in mind and make sure they come to no harm.