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Crosswords Midterm Flashcards

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Constructivist

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Paradigm that is bases for most qualitative research

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Positivist

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Paradigm based on objective observation

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Method

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Where the reader would find a description of the instruments used for data collection

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Hypothesis

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Tested through empirical or quantitative research

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Quantitative

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Can assess differences or cause-effect relationships

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Paradigm

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Ones philosophical belief or world view

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Inductive

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Qualitative approach to research

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Context

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Environment where phenomenon occurs

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Design

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Overall blueprint of a study

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Triangulation

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Using more than one method to investigate a phenomena

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Deductive

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Quantitative approach to research

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Abstract

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Brief overview of the study including the findings

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Statistics

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Used in quantitative research to analyze data

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Homogenisis

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Little differences among a sample group

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Elements

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Make up a population of study

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Snowball

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Sampling through social networking

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Saturation

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Point where data collection is repetitive

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Quota

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Similar to stratified sampling but is non-random

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Eligibility

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Met through inclusion requirements

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Random

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Best

Sampling strategy where each element has an equal change of being included

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Heterogeneity

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Differences among a sample group

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Delimitations

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Exclusion criteria

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Stratified

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Population is divided into subgroups

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Systematic

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Sampling method that uses sampling intervals

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Population

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Contains certain properties or characteristics that the researcher wants to study

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Pilot

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Small study conducted prior to larger study

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Shared

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Theories tested/supported across disciplines

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Secondary

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Sources from someone other than the researcher

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Ethnography

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Uses cultural theories in research

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CINAHL

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Most commonly used database

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Conceptual

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Frameworks based on concepts

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Framework

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Overall conceptual underpinnings

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Primary

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Sources from the researcher

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Meta Synthesis

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Interpretation of qualitative findings

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Meta Analysis

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Integration of quantitative findings

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Model

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Visual or symbolic representation of phenomena

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Theoretical

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Frameworks based on theory

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Borrowed

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Theories used from other disciplines

39
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Theory

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Abstract generalization about phenomena

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