3300 final Flashcards

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what are the steps in the research process

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define and describe knowledge gap
develop a detailed plan to gather info
implement study
anayalze and interprut 
dissemanate
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a small research study that is implemented for the purpose of developing and demonstrating the effectiveness of selected measures and methods

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pilot study

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a clear statement of factors that are going to be studded in order to shed knowledge on the problem

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research purpose

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an underlying structure that describes how abstract aspects of a research problem interrelate based on developed theories

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theoretical framework

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5
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a synthesis of existing published writings that describes what is known or has been studied regarding the particular research question or purpose

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literature review

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a prediction regarding the relationships or effects of selected factors on other factors under study

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hypothesis

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a prediction of the relationships or differences that will be found from the variables

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research hypothesis

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8
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a statistical hypothesis that predicts that there will be no relationship or difference in selected variables in a study

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null hypothesis

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a process taking specific facts or observations together to create theory

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inductive reasoning… qualtive

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tests facts in the theory.. breaking it apart

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deductive reasoning .. quantitative

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11
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components of a research report

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problem method results conclusion

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12
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increase understanding of experiences as perceived by those living the experience

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phenomenology

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participate or immerse onself in a culture in order to describe it

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ethnography

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14
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used to answer questions about linkages in the past to understand present or future

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historical

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study interactions to understand and recognize links between ideas and concepts or to put different words to develop theory

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grounded theory

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Ways to insure rigor in qualative

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trustowrthiness
conformability
credibility
transferability

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17
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word experience… bringing together

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qualitiative

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18
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numbers… breaking down

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quanatative

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19
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what is in experimental research

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independent variable, control group, random assignment

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20
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how accurate

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validity

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21
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consistency

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realibility

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the extent to which a scale or instrument measures what it is suppose to measure. broadest type

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construct validity

23
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establishes the items or questions on a scale are comprehensive and appropriately reflect the concept they are suppose to measure

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content validity

24
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consitency in results rom a test when individuals fill out a questionnaire or scale at two or more time points that are lose together

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test retest realability

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consitency in measurement that is present when two or more independent data collectors agree in the results of their date collection process

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inter-rater realability

26
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Threats to internal validity

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history
maturation 
testing
instrumentation
mortaility
selection bias
27
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threats to external validity

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reactivity
hawthorne effect
novelty
experimenter bias

28
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designs that collect data about events or factors going back in time

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retrospective

29
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design that includes the collection of all data at one point in time

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cross sectional

30
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a research design that includes data about events or variables moving forward in time

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prospective

31
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a research design that includes the collection of data over time

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longitudinal

32
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designs that repeat the same measurements at several points in time

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repeated

33
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a numerical statement of the percentage of the time the results reported have happened by chance alone

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p value

34
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the percentage of the time that the results found would have happened by chance alone

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probabliity

35
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relationship between two variables

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correlational design

36
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both numbers go up

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postive correlation

37
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one up and one down

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negative correlation

38
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the range of values for a variable, which would be found in 95 out of 100 samples . set boundaries

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confindence interval

39
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comparison of two means

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t test

40
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comparison of more than two means

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anova

41
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indicates that there is a low likelihood that a finding happened by chance alone

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statistical significance

42
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a research design that includes manipulation of an independent variable but will lack either a control group or random assignment

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quasi experimental

43
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some aspect of interest that differs amoung different people or situations some thing that varies; it is not the same for everyone in every situation

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variables

44
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those factors in study that are used to explain or predict the outcome of interest

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independent variable

45
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the outcome variable of interest

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depedent varaible

46
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the 5 rights

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right to self determine
right to privacy and dignity
right to anonymity and confidentiality
right to fair treatment
right to protection from discomfort and harm
47
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is a board created for the explicit purpose of reviewing any proposed research study to be implanted within an institution or by employees of an institution

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IRB

48
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the legal principle that an individual or his or her authorized representative can make a decision about participating. all info needed

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informed consent

49
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kinds of qualitative sampling

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convenicen
snowball
purposive

50
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types of quantitative

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nonproablity 
quota
conveince
proablity
random s
stratifed