Lecture 2

Question 1

An explanation made based on limited evidence/start of point for further investigation is known as?

Answer 1

Hypothesis

Question 2

A design is a specification or the hypothesis is known as?

Answer 2

A research design

Question 3

Is a propriety of an individual that could vary from one person to the next e.g., age IQ level of education and academic results is known as ?

Answer 3

A variable

Question 4

Define units of analysis?

Answer 4

Are the people or objects from which a researcher wants to collect information.

Question 4

What are the four types of variables?

Answer 4

Independent, dependent, categorical and continuous variables.

Question 5

What are the three types of research studies?

Question 6

How do you identify the independent research variable?

Answer 6

1)A variable you can change or manipulate by the researcher
2)Manipulates the cause of the problem

Question 7

How do you identify the dependent variable?

Answer 7

To see the effect or outcome of the problem which is being tested /measured.