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just a taste
eye for design
Mr. Data
tools of the trade
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sampling of cases or individuals who differ on some characteristic
What is maximal variation sampling
100
systematic procedures used by teachers to gather data about - and improve - setting, how they teach, how students learn
What is action research design
100
visually inspecting the data for scores outside the accepted range
What is cleaning the data
100
a digital "map" to information on the internet
What is URL
100
has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 and enables the researcher to compare scores from one instrument to scores from another instrument
What is z scores
200
individuals in experiment who vary little in their personal characteristics
What is homogeneous samples
200
researcher compares results between different groups in terms of outcome scores
What is between-group designs
200
gathering information for research study
What is collecting data
200
summaries of quantitative data organized into rows and columns
What is table
200
the square root of the variance
What is standard deviation
300
selection of participants because they are willing and available to be studied
What is convenience sampling
300
correlational research in which researcher is interested in the extent to which two or more variables co-vary
What is explanatory research design
300
information not supplied by participants to specific questions or items
What is missing data
300
provides structure for citing references, labeling headings, and constructing tables and figures for reports
What is style manual
300
to test for a difference between 2 groups in terms of 1 dependent variable
What is t test
400
selection of an exceptionally vivid case for learning about a phenomenon
What is critical sampling
400
researcher studies only one group of individuals, such as time series or repeated measure designs
What is within-group experimental design
400
transferring information from recorded responses to computer files
What is transferring data
400
summaries of the major aspects of a study or article
What is abstracts
400
to test for a difference among groups in terms of a categorical variable
What is chi square
500
study of an outlier case or one that displays extreme characteristics
What is extreme case sampling
500
researcher collects data about trends with the same population over time
What is longitudinal survey design
500
information participants and researchers agree to use in a study
What is negotiation data
500
records of events, activities and people
What is descriptive field notes
500
to test for a relationship between two variables
What is Pearson correlation