A strict process of data collection and analysis is known as:
A. Variability
B. Findings
C. Rigor
D. Validity
What is Rigor (C)
100
How accurately the study provides knowledge that can be applied outside of the study is known as:
A. Measurement Validity
B. Research Design
C. Internal Validity
D. External Validity
What is External Validity (D)
100
Control within the data collection process can be imposed by:
A. Including a control group
B. Minimizing error
C. Creating comparison groups
D. All of the above
What is All of the above (D)
100
In quantitative research, time is a specific factor that defines:
A. Research Designs
B. Control Group
C. Repeated Measures
D. Surveys
What is Research Designs (A)
100
A design where there is manipulation of the independent variable but no control group is known as:
A. Mixed Methods
B. Multifactorial
C. Quasi-Experimental Design
D. Pre-test--Post-test
What is Quasi-Experimental Design (C)
200
Which quantitative research design functions to portray some phenomenon of interest as accurately as possible?
A. Pre-test --Post-test
B. Quasi-Experimental Design
C. Descriptive Designs
D. Multifactorial
What is Descriptive Designs (C)
200
How accurate the results are within the study itself is known as:
A. Measurement Validity
B. Research Design
C. Internal Validity
D. External Validity
What is Internal Validity (C)
200
Which quantitative research design functions to portray some phenomenon of interest as accurately as possible?
A. Pre-test --Post-test
B. Quasi-Experimental Design
C. Descriptive Designs
D. Multifactorial
What is Descriptive Designs (C)
200
A design in which data are collected about past events or factors is known as:
A. Prospective Designs
B. Cross Sectional
C. Retrospective Designs
D. Longitudinal
What is Retrospective Designs (C)
200
An experimental design that includes an observation both before and after the intervention is known as:
A. Multifactorial
B. Pre-test--Post-test
C. Model
D. Correlational Studies
What is Pre-test -- Post-test (B)
300
Instrumentation refers to changing the measures used in a study from one time to another. This is a threat to:
A. External Validity
B. Rigor
C. Internal Validity
D. Testing
What is Internal Validity (C)
300
If a study lacks internal validity, it automatically lacks:
A. Generalizability
B. External Validity
C. Measurement
D. Research Design
What is External Validity (B)
300
A strict process of data collection and analysis is known as:
A. Variability
B. Findings
C. Rigor
D. Validity
What is Rigor (C)
300
A research design is __________ if data is collected at one point in time:
A. Prospective Designs
B. Cross Sectional
C. Retrospective Designs
D. Longitudinal
What is Cross Sectional (B)
300
A combination of methods in relation to function, time, and control is known as:
A. Mixed Methods
B. Multifactorial
C. Quasi-Experimental Design
D. Pre-test--Post-test
What is Mixed Methods (A)
400
Reactivity effects refer to the responses of subjects being studied. _______________ is another term sometimes used to describe this same concept.
A. Measurement Effects
B. Novelty Effects
C. Experimenter Effects
D. Hawthorne Effect
What is Hawthorne Effect (D)
400
When discussing quantitative research design, what two types of validity are mentioned frequently?
What is Internal Validity and External Validity
400
In quantitative research, time is a specific factor that defines:
A. Research Designs
B. Control Group
C. Repeated Measures
D. Surveys
What is Research Designs (A)
400
A research design in which data is collected at different time points is known as:
A. Prospective Designs
B. Cross Sectional
C. Retrospective Designs
D. Longitudinal
What is Longitudinal (D)
400
A gold standard that can be used only when we know enough about a topic to use a true experimental design is known as:
A. Model
B. Clinical Trials
C. Research Report
D. Mixed Methods
What is Clinical Trials (B)
500
This gold standard can be used only when we know enough about a topic to use a true experimental design:
What is Clinical Trials
500
The validity of a study refers to its (select all that apply):
A. Results
B. Accuracy
C. Relationships
D. Correctness
What is Accuracy and Correctness (B and D)
500
If a study lacks internal validity, it automatically lacks:
A. Generalizability
B. External Validity
C. Measurement
D. Research Design
What is External Validity (B)
500
A design in which data are collected about events or variables as they occur, moving forward in time is known as:
A. Prospective Designs
B. Cross Sectional
C. Retrospective Designs
D. Longitudinal
What is Prospective Designs (A)
500
Control within the data collection process can be imposed by:
A. Including a control group
B. Minimizing error
C. Creating comparison groups
D. All of the above