Research methods, chapters of a thesis, sampling, scales
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Created by sarah_walatka
almost 9 years ago
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steps in a research plan
the scientific method
chapters in a thesis
ch. 1 of a thesis
ch. 2 of thesis
ch. 3 of thesis
ch. 4 of thesis
ch. 5 of thesis
what is a hypothesis?
characteristics of a good hypothesis
types of hypotheses
formula to write a null hypothesis
formula of a non-directional hypothesis
formula of a directional hypothesis
how is research used?
qualitative vs. quantitative reseach
historical research
pure qualitative research
descriptive research
correlational research
experimental research
IV
DV
causal comparative research
meta analysis
quasi-experimental
is there a cause and effect:
experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational
IV manipulated: experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational
relationship prediction: experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational
why legislation around research?
FERPA
National research act
HIPAA
a researchable problem should...
statement of the problem
purpose statement
why is a lit review important?
what is a population
how do you select your sample?
random sampling
stratified sampling
cluster sampling
systematic sampling
accidental/haphazard sampling
quota sampling
purposive sampling
benefits of a large sample size
sampling error vs. bias
which sampling techniques do not allow for equal chance to enter sample?
generalizability is important in what kind of research?
what are scales?
nominal scales
ordinal scales
interval scales
ratio scales
likert scales
semantic differential
Thurstone scales
Guttman scales
