KSS & Research Methods

Question 1

Accuracy

Answer 1

How close a measure relates to the ‘true’ value of the quantity being measured.

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

A statement outlining the purpose of the investigation.

Question 3

Anecdote

Answer 3

An informal verbal report of an event that has been casually observed.

Question 4

Bar Chart

Answer 4

A graph which uses a series of separate bars or rectangles next to, but not touching one another, to enable comparisons of different categories of data.

Question 5

Behaviour

Answer 5

Any action made by a living person (or animal) that can be observed or measured.

Question 6

Beneficence

Answer 6

In relation to research ethics, the commitment to maximising benefits and minimising the risks and harms involved in taking a particular position or course of action.

Question 7

Between Subjects

Answer 7

An experimental design in which each participant is assigned to only one group or condition and provides only one score for data analysis; also called independent groups and between groups.

Question 8

Biased Sample

Answer 8

A research sample that does not adequately represent the key characteristics of its population.

Question 9

Case Study

Answer 9

An intensive, in-depth investigation of some behaviour, event or problem of interest in a single individual, group, organisation or situation.

Question 10

Conclusion

Answer 10

In relation to research, a decision about what the results obtained from a research study mean.