Research Designs (3) Flashcards
What is a research design?
General structure in a research study
What does a research design provide?
A framework for the collection and analysis of the data
What is a research method
A technique for collecting data
What does quantitative data focus on
Behaviour, cognition and emotion
What data does quantitative produce
Numerical
What size sample does quantitative have
Large
What does qualitative focus on
The individual case
What data does qualitative produce
Language or behaviour units of analysis
What size sample does qualitative have
Small
What do quantitative designs investigate
Variables
What do correlations studies do?
Identify simple relationships between variables
What do experimental studies do
Identify causal relationships between variables
What is an exploratory design?
Generated new theory. Often qualitative
What is a hypothesis testing design
Confirms or disconfirms a theory. Is always quantitative
What are the two types of quantitative research design
experimental design
Correlational design
