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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. Differences between values can be found - but is NO absolute ZERO. Examples: temperature F - time






2. A test is divided into 2 halves and scores on the halves are compared to see if test is consistent within itself. Ex. compare odds & evens






3. Procedure for statistically combining results of many different research studies






4. A type of reliability - where different versions of same instrument are used and scores are compared






5. Research project designed to discover degree to which two variables are related to each other






6. Variable that may change in response to manipulations of the IV (what is measured)






7. Effects of being born and raised in a particular time or situation where all other members of your group has similar experiences makes your group unique from others






8. Experimental procedure in which both research participants and research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.






9. Variables other than IV that participants in - one group have that makes them different - from the other group. Two variables linked together in a way that makes it difficult to sort out their specific effects.






10. Expectations by researcher that might influence results of experiment or its interpretation






11. Not rejecting null hypothesis when in fact we should have rejected it - a false negative






12. Data exists in categories that are ordered but differences cannot be determined or they are meaningless. (Example: 1st - 2nd - 3rd)






13. Symbol used for Pearson Correlation Coefficient ranges from -1.0 to +1.0






14. Degree to which test is representative of total domain its supposed to cover.






15. Any selection method that results in subset of the population (sample) that is not representative - and/or not random






16. Assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance - thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to different groups.






17. Method by which participants are misinformed or misled about study's methods and purposes - must be told truth about this in debriefing






18. Perception of a correlation between variables where none exists.






19. Bell-shaped curve that results when values of a trait in a population are plotted against their frequency






20. Indication of how likely a result obtained occurred by chance - expressed as p or sig.






21. Research in which the same people are re-studied and re-tested over a long period






22. Extent to which a test yields consistent results - a measure is repeatable






23. A research method that looks like an experiment BUT subjects are not randomly assigned to control and experimental groups (no cause and effect can be drawn)






24. 'Fake subjects' that look & behave like real subjects in study.






25. Testable and falsifiable prediction - often implied by a theory






26. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






27. Skewed distribution with many more scores on the higher end of the distribution






28. Sample drawn in such a way that known subgroups within a population are represented in proportion to their numbers in general population






29. Computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.






30. Change in subject's behavior caused simply by awareness of being studied






31. Most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.






32. Subset of a population in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected






33. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






34. Procedure in which info that could introduce bias the result is withheld from participants - but experimenter will be in full possession of facts






35. Graphed cluster of dots - each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.






36. Statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term specifically in a study






37. Assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance - thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups






38. The tendency for people to behave differently when they know they are being studied






39. Sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.






40. If you take the same test 2x's & you get the same results it shows ______ reliability






41. Skewed distribution where data has many more scores toward the lower end of the distribution






42. Association between increases in one variable and decreases in another






43. Research method in which info is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions






44. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






45. Tendency to overestimate extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors






46. Difference between highest and lowest scores in a distribution.






47. Condition of experiment that contrasts with experimental condition and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.






48. Measures whether a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to test as determined by a quick look or evaluation by a non expert






49. Experimental factor that is manipulated; variable whose effect is being studied.






50. Data of categories only. Data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme. (Gender - Race - Religion)







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