Chapter 5: Quantitative Methods

Question 1

Suggests that examining the
relationships between and among variables is central to answering questions and
hypotheses through surveys and experiments

Answer 1

Determinism

Question 2

Provides a quantitative description of trends, attitudes, and opinions of a
population, or tests for associations among variables of a population, by studying a sample
of that population.

Answer 2

Survey Design

Question 3

Survey designs help researchers answer three types of questions, which are..?

Answer 3

• Descriptive Questions
• Relationship Between Variables
• Predictive Relationships Between Variables

Question 4

Systematically manipulates one or more variables in order to
evaluate how this manipulation impacts an outcome (or outcomes) of interest.

Answer 4

Experimental Design