Nature of Inquiry and Research

Question 1

using research instruments such as focus groups and open-ended questionnaires,

Answer 1

qualitative research

Question 2

qualitative research; inductive,
quantitative research; __________

Answer 2

deductive

Question 3

Conducting quantitative research usually begins with a
_________

Answer 3

hypothesis

Question 4

quanti uses this sampling to eliminate bias

Answer 4

random sampling

Question 5

quanti has a _____ (#) sample size

Answer 5

large

Question 6

systematically
describe a phenomenon and its characteristics.

Answer 6

Descriptive Research

Question 7

most prevalent kind of
quantitative research.

Answer 7

Descriptive Research

Question 8

Descriptive Research aims to know the “____________” of the population,
phenomena, or situation being studied.

Answer 8

what where when how

Question 9

Two Types of Descriptive Research

Answer 9

Observational Research, Survey Research

Question 10

Aims to describe the characteristics of a group
or population.

Answer 10

Survey Research

Question 11

It simply observes a
specific aspect of behavior or social
phenomena by gathering quantitative data
without influencing the variables

Answer 11

Observational Research

Question 12

method for determining the
relationship between two or more variables

Answer 12

Correlational Research

Question 13

when one variable moves,
the other variable moves in tandem and the same direction.

Answer 13

positive correlation

Question 14

inverse relationship
between the two variables

Answer 14

Negative Correlation

Question 15

TRUE/FALSE
In Correlational Research, variables are not manipulated

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

aims to test causal
hypotheses and establish cause and effect relationships
between the independent and dependent variables

Answer 16

Causal-Comparative Research

Question 17

controlled setting that manipulates
the independent variable to see the effects on the
dependent variable,

Answer 17

Experimental Research

Question 18

the cause-the factor the influences
the study’s outcome.

Answer 18

Independent Variable

Question 19

is the effect-what happens due to the
independent variable; outcome

Answer 19

Dependent Variable

Question 20

explains the causal link or connection between two other variables,

Answer 20

Intervening Variable or Mediating Variable

Question 21

can positively or negatively impact the
association between two variables,

Answer 21

Moderating Variable

Question 22

held constant during experiments to limit its effect on the outcome.

Answer 22

Control Variable

Question 23

factors that affect the research outcome are intentionally not measured

Answer 23

Extraneous and Confounding Variable

Question 24

label only

Answer 24

Nominal

Question 25

-It provides an order or rank of the value.

Answer 25

Ordinal

Question 26

-Numerical in scale which is the exact difference between
two values is known.

Answer 26

Interval

Question 27

The measurements on a _____
scale become ordered and have equal intervals when there is a real zero point.

Answer 27

ratio

Question 28

Height, Age, Weight.

Answer 28

Ratio

Question 29

an IQ score for which zero would have no meaning,

Answer 29

Interval

Question 30

sex, religion, race, country of residence,

Answer 30

Nominal

Question 31

social class, job position,

Answer 31

Ordinal