Correlational Research
Two variables
How many variable relationships does correlational research investigate?
Participants dropping out of a study
What is mortality?
Associated Research
What is correlational research sometimes called?
A research method where researchers try to determine the cause or consequences of differences that already exist between or among groups of individuals.
What is causal-comparative research?
Unscramble this word
(hint: shows variable relationship)
ptslreatcot
What is a scatterplot?
When a number of variables are investigated in a single study.
What is factor analysis?
Interviewer becomes fatigued
What is an example of instrument decay?
The known variable that is used to assign a score to an unknown variable.
What is a predictor variable?
Problem formulation
What is the first step in causal-comparative research?
Unscramble this word
(hint: dropping out of study)
tyralmito
What is mortality?
Studies where the relationship between variables is sufficient enough that a score can be assigned to an unknown variable based on a known variables score.
What are prediction studies?
Gender, age, race, authority figure
What are data collector characteristics?
Random, from appropriate population, must be no less than 30
What is a good sample?
Select the sample
What is the second step in causal-comparative research?
Unscramble this word
(hint: comparing the means of both samples)
ettst
What is a t-test?
Studies that are likely trying to find a cause and effect.
What are exploratory studies?
Body language, leading questions, non-random sampling
What is data collector bias?
A technique that enables researchers to determine a correlation between a criterion variable and the best combination of two or more predictor variables.
What is multiple regression?
Construct a frequency polygon
What is the first step in data analysis?
Unscramble these words
(hint: estimates of the magnitude and significance...causal connections.)
thap ynsalais
What is path analysis?
The strength of correlation between the combination of predictor variables and the criterion variable, symbolized by R.
What is the coefficient of multiple correlation?
Factors affected by time passing rather than specific incidents
What is maturation?
MUST yield quantitative data in correlational research
What is an instrument?
Calculate means and standard deviations
What do you do if the variables involved are quantitative?
Unscramble this word
(hint: the reason it happened)
tcusaoian
What is causation?