6. kafli - Research Strategies and Validity / Rannsóknaraðferðir og réttmæti

Question 1

Hvað er descriptive research strategy?

Question 2

Hvað er internal validity / réttmæti?

Question 3

Hvað er external validity / réttmæti?

Question 4

Hvað er extraneous variable?

Answer 4

any variable (breyta) in a research study other than the specific variables being studied.

Question 5

Hvað er confounding variable?

Answer 5

is an extraneous variable (usually unmonitored) that changes systematically along with the two variable being studies. A confounding variable provides an alternative explanation for the observed relationship between the two variables, and, therefore, is a threat to internal validity (réttmæti).

Question 6

Hvað er research strategy / rannsóknaraðferð?

Answer 6

is a general approach to research determined by the kind of question that the research study hopes to answer.

Question 7

Hvað er research design / rannsóknarsnið?

Answer 7

is a general plan for implementing a research strategy. A research design specifies wheter the study will involve groups or individual participants., whether it will make comparisons within a group or between groups, and how many variables will be included in the study.

Question 8

Hvað er research procedure?

Answer 8

is an exact, step-by-step description of a specific research study.

Question 9

What is meant by validity of a research study?

Answer 9

validity is concerned with the truth of the research or the accuarcy of the conclusion.