Non Experimental Flashcards
It seeks to describe a population, situation, or phenomenon accurately and systematically.
Descriptive Research
It is used to identify characteristics, frequencies, trends, and categories by using frequencies, percentages, averages, and simple statistics.
Descriptive Research
In addition, the researcher does not control or manipulate variables, but only observes and measures them.
Descriptive Research
It attempts to determine the extent of a relationship between two or more variables using statistical data.
Correlational Research
In this type of research, relationships between and among several factors are sought and interpreted.
Correlational Research
This type of research will recognize trends and patterns in data, but it does not go so far in its analysis to prove causes for these observed patterns.
Correlational Research
Cause and effect is not the basis of this type of observational research.
Correlational Research
The data, relationships, and distributions of variables are studied only.
Correlational Research
Variables are not manipulated; they are only identified and are studied as they occur in a natural setting.
Correlational Research
*Sometimes correlational research is considered a type of descriptive research, and not as its own type of research, as no variables are manipulated in the study.
Correlational Research