PR - prelims Flashcards
A synonym for the direction or non-directional hypothesis being investigated. This is the antithesis of the null hypothesis.
Research hypothesis or alternate hypothesis
A statement that reflects the researcher’s beliefs about an event that has occurred or will occur.
Hypothesis
is nothing more than the exact opposite of the research hypothesis and, like everything else, can best be explained with an example.
Null Hypothesis
are just as they sound; things we believe to be true, but cannot verify (a researcher can experience this when conducting a survey)
Assumptions
these are constraints outside of the control of the researcher and inherent to the actual study that could affect the generalizability of the results.
Limitations
are further limitations actively put into place by the researcher in order to control for factors that might affect the results, or to focus more specifically on a problem.
Delimitations
This section includes terms the researcher might feel are specific to the study, and may require additional clarification.
Definition of terms
Is clear and focused, and adheres to all of the qualities of a good problem statement or tells the reader the overarching focus or goal of your study and should be included in both research studies
Purpose statement (it can give us the first opportunity to identify the dependent and independent variable)
uses the who, what, when, where, to fulfill and better understand an event or situation
Qualitative method:
The researcher wants to determine “if something happened,” “did something happen, ”and “to what degree did something happen” by collecting and analysing numeric data. These types of studies are deductive in nature because the results can be used to test hypotheses stated from the outset.
Quantitave method
a research method wherein both quantitative and qualitative data are collected and blended to test hypotheses and answer research questions
Mixed Methodologies
The use of this shows we expect a “greater than” or “less than” relationship in our results. Also called a one-tail hypothesis
Directional Hypothesis
A hypothesis that implies a difference will exist between the variables being studied but no direction is implied. Also called a two-tailed hypothesis
Nondirectional hypothesis:
Statistical tools used to make decisions or draw inferences about the data we have collected.
Inferential statistics
A question derived from the problem and research purpose that drives a specific aspect of the investigation of the study.
Research questions
