Pointers

Question 1

Questions begin from “” or “” or expectations about the outcome of your research. Ask questions centering on a “” or concept; discover its accuracy.

Answer 1

Hunches, predictions

Theory

Also: Deductive

Question 2

Goes from bigger ideas such as theories or concepts to smaller ideas

Answer 2

Deductive

Question 3

Does not focus itself on the features of the category of the set, but on the characteristics of the sample that are also true for the population from where you have drawn the sample

Answer 3

Inferential Statistics

Question 4

Starts from smaller and simple ideas to bigger or more complex ones

Answer 4

Inductive

Question 5

Branch of statistics that focuses onconclusions, generalizations, predictions, interpretations, hypotheses and the like

Answer 5

Inferential Statistics

Question 6

Describes a certain aspect of a data set by making you calculate the mean, median, mode and standard deviation

Answer 6

Descriptive statistics

Question 7

This kind of statistics does not tell anything about the topic.

Answer 7

Descriptive statistics

Question 8

Tells about the placement or position of one data item in relation to the other data, the extent of the distribution or spreading out data, and whether they are correlations or regressions between or among variables

Answer 8

Descriptive statistics

Question 9

A Qualitative technique for data collection

Answer 9

Group interview

“Focus group / Focus group interview”

Question 10

Comprised of individuals with certain characteristics who focus discussion on a given issue or topic

Answer 10

Focus group

Question 11

No “” expressed or implicit, there can be no specific questions

Answer 11

Assumptions

Question 12

Characteristics of people;

Specific value on a variable ( sex - male and female)

Answer 12

Attribute

Question 13

Changing qualities or characteristics of persons or things

Answer 13

Variables

Question 14

Have different or varying values in relation to time and situation

Answer 14

Variables

Question 15

Cause changes in the subject

Answer 15

Independent Variable

Question 16

Bear or manifest the effects caused by the independent variables

Answer 16

Dependent variable

Question 17

Do not undergo changes during an experiment

Answer 17

Constant

Question 18

Quantitative in nature and is used in interval or ratio scale of measurement

Answer 18

Continuous

Question 19

Variable with infinite number of values ( Ex: Age, height)

Answer 19

Continuous

Question 20

Has only two possible results

Answer 20

Dichotomous

Question 21

Tentative conclusion or answer to a specific question raised at the beginning of the investigation

Answer 21

Hypothesis

Question 22

An educated guess about the answer to a specific question

Answer 22

Hypothesis