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Question 1

What is description in research PURPOSE?

Answer 1

What is the nature of this phenomenon?
* What is the scope of this phenomenon?
* What are key characteristics of this phenomenon?
* Under what conditions is this phenomenon likely to occur?

Question 2

What is the explanation in research purpose?

Answer 2

• Why does this phenomenon occur?
• Clarify relationships among phenomena.

Question 3

What is prediction in research purpose?

Answer 3

• When are certain events likely to occur?
• Identify conditions leading to a phenomenon.

Question 4

What is a control in research purpose?

Answer 4

• If a situation is manipulated, then what will be the outcome?

Question 5

What is descriptive research?

Answer 5

explores (measures) what is.

Question 6

What is correlational research?

Answer 6

examines how concepts and characteristics are
related to each other.

Question 7

What is quasi experimental?

Answer 7

manipulate one aspect of a
controlled situation to examine the effect of the change on outcomes. is not randomly picked ( assigned to groups based on non-random criteria)

Question 8

What is experimental?

Answer 8

manipulate one aspect of a
controlled situation to examine the effect of the change on outcomes. is not randomly picked using control group and random selection

Question 9

What is phenomenological research?

Answer 9

inductive research approach used to describe an experience as it
is lived by an individual such as the lived experience of chronic pain

Question 10

What is grounded theory?

Answer 10

used to formulate, text, and refine a theory
about a particular phenomenon.

Question 11

What is exploratory descriptive research?

Answer 11

is conducted to address an issue or problem in need of a solution
and/or understanding.