RDA

Question 1

Scientific method of gathering information and summarizing it in the hope of identifying general patterns.

Answer 1

Empirical method

Question 2

Principle that theories must be defined in a way that makes it possible to show they are wrong.

Answer 2

Falsifiability

Question 3

Data in numerical form, the results of measurements.

Answer 3

Quantitative Data

Question 4

Quantity that can change usually used to refer to a measure of phenomena

Answer 4

Variable

Question 5

Precise statement of assumed relationship between variables

Answer 5

Hypothesis

Question 6

All possible members of a category and from which a sample is drawn

Answer 6

Population

Question 7

Information gathered not in numerical form

Answer 7

Qualitative data

Question 8

Tendency to treat abstract concepts as real entites

Answer 8

Reification

Question 9

Extent to which findings or measures can be repeated with similar results consistency of measures

Answer 9

Reliability

Question 10

Group selected from population for an investigation

Answer 10

Sample

Question 11

Extent to which instruments measure what they were intended to measure.

Answer 11

Validity

Question 12

Sample in which members of a sub-group of the target population are over or under represented

Answer 12

Biased sample

Question 13

Groups in the population are selected at random from among other similar groups and assumed to be representative of a population

Answer 13

Cluster Sample

Question 14

Sample is selected because they are easily available for testing

Answer 14

Convenience/ Opportunity Sample

Question 15

Sample selected from population with no conscious bias (but likely not to be truly random

Answer 15

Haphazard Sample

Question 16

Sample selected so that specified groups will appear in numbers proportional to their size in the target population

Answer 16

Quota Sample

Question 17

Type of sample aimed at if results of research are to be generalized

Answer 17

Representative Sample

Question 18

SAmple selected for study on the basis of members own action in arriving at the sampling point

Answer 18

Self-Selecting Sample

Question 19

Sample selected in which every member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected

Answer 19

Simple Random Sample

Question 20

Sample selected by taking every nth case from a list of the target population

Answer 20

Systematic Random Sample

Question 21

Systematic tendency towards over or under representation of some categories in a sample

Answer 21

Sampling Bias

Question 22

Sample selected so that specific sub-groups will appear in numbers proportional to their size in the target population; within each sub-group cases are randomly selected

Answer 22

Stratified Sample

Question 23

Phenomenon that varies. In psychology usually refers to phenomenon for which an objective measure has been provided

Answer 23

Variable