Midterm Definitions Flashcards
Little differences among a sample group:
Homogenous
What makes up the population of study?
Elements
What is sampling through social networking?
Snowball
The point were collective is repetitive:
Saturation
Similar to stratified sampling but is non-random:
Quota
Met through inclusion requirements:
Eligibility
Sampling strategy where each element has an equal chance of being included:
Random
Differences among a sample group:
Heterogeneity
Exclusion criteria:
Delimitation
Population is divided into homogeneous subgroups:
Stratified
A sampling method that uses sampling intervals:
Systematic
Containing certain properties or characteristics that the researcher wants to study:
Population
Small study conducted prior to a larger study:
Pilot
Theories tested/supported across disciplines:
Shared
Sources from someone other than the researcher:
Secondary
Use cultural theories in research:
Ethnographers
The most commonly used database:
CINEHL
Overall conceptual underpinnings:
Framework
Sources from the researcher:
Primary
Visual or symbolic representation of phenomena:
Model
Frameworks based on theory:
Theoretical
Theories used from other disciplines:
Borrowed
Abstract generalization about phenomena:
Theory
Sampling
A process in which representative units of a population are selected for study in a research investigation
Sampling frame
A list of all units of the population
Sampling interval
The standard distance between the elements chosen for the sample
Sampling unit
The element or set of elements used for selecting the sample
Element
The most basic unit about which information is collected
Theoretical sampling
Goal is to build theories = researcher uses a sampling method that selects experiences that will help researcher test ideas and gather complete information about developing concepts
Data
Information systematically collected in the course of a study
Phenomena
Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are perceptible by the senses
Concept
An image or symbolic representation of an abstract idea
Conceptual framework
A structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map for the study
