Lecture 8

Question 1

Evaluation research

Answer 1

Evaluation research is research conducted for the distinct purpose of investigating social programs

Question 2

integrated mixed-methods design

Answer 2

qualitative and quantitative methods are used concurrently and both are given equal importance

Question 3

Embedded mixed-methods design

Answer 3

Qualitative and quantitative methods are used concurrently in the research but one is given priority

Question 4

Staged mixed-methods design

Answer 4

Qualitative and quantitate methods are used in sequence in the research and one is given priority

Question 5

Primary data

Answer 5

data collected by the researcher

Question 6

Secondary data

Answer 6

data collected by others

Question 7

Secondary data-analysis

Answer 7

Using pre-existing data in a different way or to answer a different research question than intended by those who collected the data

Question 8

Unobtrusive methods

Answer 8

research methods in which data are collected without the knowledge or participation of the individuals or groups that generated the data

Question 9

Big data

Answer 9

Massive data-sets reflecting human activity or other information, that is only manageable to analyze with today’s computers

Question 10

Content-analysis

Answer 10

An approach to the analysis of documents and text

Question 11

Intra-coder reliability

Answer 11

The consistency with which a researcher codes

Question 12

Inter-coder reliability

Answer 12

The amount of agreement between two different coders