Reasearch Methods Year 2 Flashcards
summarise the abstract.
-written when research is completed
-at the beginning of the report
-summary for readers
-summary of the aim, methods, results and concl
summarise the introduction.
-discussion of the topic
-summaries previous findings
summarise the method.
-steps on how research was carried out
-should include enough steps so it’s replicable
-broken down into:
ppts, material, procedure
summarise the results.
-tells reader what happened during research
-does not include raw data but includes measures of dispersion and central tendency
summarise the discussion.
-researcher is free to examine, interpret the results and make inferences from them.
summarise the referencing.
-at the end where researcher has to write down all books and academic articles used for the research
what is the format for referencing?
1)author-SMITH,J
2)date published(1997)
3)title
4)place published-.New York:
5)publisher
e.g. SMITH,J (1997)Psychology research. New York: Great Publishers
what is nominal data?
data that is categorical
each ppt doesnt have an individual score
what is the measure of central tendency that you use for nominal data?
mode
what is ordinal data?
data that can be put into order
each ppt has a score
interval between scores aren’t fixed and measurable
what is the measure of central tendency that you use for nominal data?
median
what is the measure of dispersion that you use for interval data?
range
what is interval data?
data that can be put into order and the difference is measurable because the intervals are fixed
what is the measure of central tendency that you use for ordinal data?
mean
what is the measure of dispersion that you use for ordinal data?
standard deviation
