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Midterm Definitions Flashcards

1
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Little differences among a sample group:

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Homogenous

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What makes up the population of study?

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Elements

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3
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What is sampling through social networking?

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Snowball

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4
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The point were collective is repetitive:

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Saturation

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5
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Similar to stratified sampling but is non-random:

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Quota

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Met through inclusion requirements:

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Eligibility

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Sampling strategy where each element has an equal chance of being included:

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Random

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8
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Differences among a sample group:

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Heterogeneity

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9
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Exclusion criteria:

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Delimitation

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10
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Population is divided into homogeneous subgroups:

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Stratified

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11
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A sampling method that uses sampling intervals:

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Systematic

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12
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Containing certain properties or characteristics that the researcher wants to study:

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Population

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13
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Small study conducted prior to a larger study:

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Pilot

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14
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Theories tested/supported across disciplines:

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Shared

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15
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Sources from someone other than the researcher:

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Secondary

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16
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Use cultural theories in research:

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Ethnographers

17
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The most commonly used database:

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CINEHL

18
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Overall conceptual underpinnings:

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Framework

19
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Sources from the researcher:

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Primary

20
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Visual or symbolic representation of phenomena:

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Model

21
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Frameworks based on theory:

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Theoretical

22
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Theories used from other disciplines:

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Borrowed

23
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Abstract generalization about phenomena:

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Theory

24
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Sampling

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A process in which representative units of a population are selected for study in a research investigation

25
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Sampling frame

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A list of all units of the population

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Sampling interval

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The standard distance between the elements chosen for the sample

27
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Sampling unit

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The element or set of elements used for selecting the sample

28
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Element

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The most basic unit about which information is collected

29
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Theoretical sampling

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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

30
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Data

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Information systematically collected in the course of a study

31
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Phenomena

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Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are perceptible by the senses

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Concept

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An image or symbolic representation of an abstract idea

33
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Conceptual framework

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A structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map for the study

N307: Research (10 decks)

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