Distribution
Reliability
Research Questions
Research Ethics
100
Normal bell-shaped curve
What is mesokurtic
100
Given to the same group or individuals, uses 2 instruments and measures the same variables and
What is Alternative Forms Reliability
100
Quantitative question that is asked to determine the relationship between 2 or more variables.
What is Relationship Questions
100
When you claim other's work as your own.
What is Plagiarism
200
Distribution with the fewer scores on the right
What is positive or right skewness
200
Same instrument given to the same group over time
What is Test-Retest Reliability
200
Qualitative question that is the overall question you want to answer in the study.
What is Central Question
200
Considering others cultures and not generalizing to others that were not associated with the study.
What is Multicultural Considerations
300
"Heavy-tailed" distribution with too many scores at the extremes
What is Leptokurtic
300
Splits the test in half and correlates the items. Used if 3 conditions are met: 1) Items are categorical 2) Response not affect by speed 3) Items measure a similar factor
What is Kuder-Richardson Split Half Test
300
A sub-question that seeks to narrow the central question into more specific questions.
What is Issue Sub-questions
400
Distribution with the majority of the scores to the right.
What is negative or left distribution
400
Used if the variables on the instrument are continuous.
What is coefficient alpha
400
Quantitative design that is used name participants' answers as a variable or question.
What is Descriptive Question
500
"Light-tailed" distribution with too little scores at the extremes.
What is Platykurtic
500
Reliability is determined using all of the questions on the instrument.
What is Spearman-Brown formula
500
Comparison is this type of research question.
What is Quantitative Questions