RESEARCH Flashcards
emperical
collection of data
nonemperical
use existing info, lit/sys review of previous research
qualitative
understand human behavior/ person’s perspective
qualitative data collection
observation/interview
qualitative data analysis
themes/ descriptions, “verbal”
quantitative
finding facts/ data
quantitative data collection
measurements
quantitative data analysis
numerical comparisons, statistical analyses, “numerical”
which type of research can be experimental or non-experimental?
quantitative
basic research
obtaining knowledge
applied research
solving some immediate problem
experimental
experimenter “manipulates” one or more factors
true experimental
researcher creates conditions by manipulating factors
RANDOM ASSIGNMENT of participants to different experimental groups
quasi-experimental
researcher creates conditions by manipulating factors
NO RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
non-experimental
researcher investigates existing conditions; case studies, surveys, comparison or case control studies
beneficence
human subjects should NOT be harmed
BENEFITS should be maximized
respect for persons
participants should be treated as AUTONOMOUS agents & make OWN decisions
justice
equitable decisions on who will PARTICIPATE, benefits/ risks must be distributed fairly, fair procedures & outcomes in selection of subjects
hypothesis
predicted outcome
null hypothesis
assume that there will be NO significant results
alternate hypothesis
assume that there WILL be significant results
reject the null hypothesis
shows a SIGNIFICANT relationship/ difference
response researchers want
reject the null hypothesis
fail to reject the null hypothesis
NO significant results