Research design & statistics Flashcards

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an experiment-first-and-explain-later approach to research

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inductive method

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in this method, the researcher first observes the phenomenon, conducts a series of experiments on it, and then proposes a theory based on the results of those experiments

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inductive method

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an explain-first-and-verify-later approach to research

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deductive method

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In this method, based on initial observation, the investigator explains an event by proposing a theory and then attempts to verify the theory by conducting experiments

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deductive method

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hypothesis testing is what kind of method of research?

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deductive method

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what is the purpose behind inductive or deductive reasoning?

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to build a theory

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stating that X causes Y is an example of a

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theory

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a proposed answer to a research question, but verifiable through additional research

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a hypothesis

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a hypothesis is a more specific prediction stemming from a _______-

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theory

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“When people who stutter are put in highly stressful speaking situations, their amount of stuttering will increase” is an example of a theory or hypothesis?

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hypothesis

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What are the 2 kinds of hypotheses?

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null and alternative

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What does the null hypothesis state?

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that 2 variables are not relates

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Two variables are related; perhaps one is the cause of another. What kind of hypothesis is this?

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alternative hypothesis

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“stressful situations an stuttering are not related; when people who stutter are placed in a highly stressful speaking situation, stuttering does not increase”. This is an example of…

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null hypothesis

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What would be the alternative hypothesis to “stressful speaking situations and stuttering are not relates”?

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there is a cause-effect relationship b/w stressful speaking situations and stuttering

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What is the goal of research?

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To reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis

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systematic observation leads to measured values of those events. What are the measured values referred to as?

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Data

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What is the difference between quantitative and quantitative data?

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qualitative data are stated in words; quantitative data are given in numbers

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“The client has a severe articulation disorder characterized by multiple omissions of phonemes” is an example of what kind of data?

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qualitative data

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“In a 5-minute spontaneous speech sample, the client omitted word-final phonemes in 75% of the contexts” is an example of what kind of data?

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quantitative data

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What are the 2 kinds of criteria that data should meet?

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validity and reliability

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The degree to which an instrument measures what it purports to measure

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a child language test is valid if it measures language skills (T/F)

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What are the 4 types of validity?

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Predictive/criterion validity, concurrent validity, construct validity, content validity

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The accuracy with which a measure predicts future performance on a related task
predictive/criterion validity
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the degree to which a new measure correlates w/ an established measure of known validity
concurrent validity
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The performance on the GRE should predict the GPA in graduate programs. This is an example of
Predictive/criterion validity
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A new test of language skills is correlated with a well-established test of known validity. What does this new test demonstrate?
concurrent validity
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the degree to which measures are consistent with theoretical constructs or concepts
Construct validity
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A test of language development meets the theoretical expectation that as children grow older, their language skills improve. This test has what kind of validity?
Construct validity
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an instrument samples the full range of skills that it purports to measure. This is what kind of validity
content validity
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the consistency with which the same event is measured repeatedly
reliability
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test scores are reliable if...
they are consistent across repeated testing or measurement
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If reliable, a standardized test given to the same individual on 2 occasions should result in different scores (T/F)
False; the 2 occasions should result in similar scores, if the test is reliable
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A clinician who measures stuttering in a client on 2 consecutive days records similar rates of dysfluencies. What is this an example of?
Reliability
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Most measures of reliability are expressed in terms of a _____ ______
correlational coefficient
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The correlational coefficient is a number or index that indicates the relationship b/w ...
2 or more independent measures
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The correlational coefficient is usually expressed through ____ ____ ____ ___
Pearson Product Moment r
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An r value of 0.00 indicate that there is no relationship b/w two measures (T/F)
True; when r is 0.00, there is no relationship b/w 2 measures
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What is the highest possible value of r?
1.00
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What is the lowest possible value of r?
-1.00
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The closer the r is 1.00, the less the reliability of the test or measurement (T/F)
False; the closer that r gets to 1.00, the greater t/ reliability of the test/measurement
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Refers to consistency of measures when the same test is administered to the same people twice
Test-retest reliability
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Test-retest reliability shows that the two sets of test scores are positively correlated (T/F)
True
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Another name for alternative-form reliability is
Parallel form reliability
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This type of reliability is based on the consistency of measures when 2 parallel forms of the same test are administered to the same people
Alternative-form reliability/Parallel form reliability
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Split-half reliability is a measure of ______ consistency of a test
internal
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When response to items on the first half of the test are correlated with responses to items on the second half of the test, the test is said to have
split-half reliability
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split-half reliability generally overestimates reliability b/c it does not measure stability of scores over time (T/F)
true
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the extent to which 2 or more observers agree in measuring an event
interobserver or inter judge reliability
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if 3 judges independently rate the fluency of a speaker, there is high inter judge reliability if there is good agreement b/w judges (T/F)
True
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Optimally, good agreement results in an inter judge reliability coefficient of ____ or more
0.90
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refers to the extent to which the same observer repeatedly measure the same event consistently
intra observer or intra judge reliability
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if the same clinician rata a child's intelligibility over several sessions, those ratings should be consistent to assure acceptable level of _______reliability
intra observer or intra judge reliability