Research Designs & Reading Research Articles

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experimental design

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research in which the independent variable is manipulated to investigate a cause-and-effect relationship between it and the dependent variable

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research design

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the plan that describes the conditions and procedures for collecting and analyzing data

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true experimental

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a type of experimental research design that uses random assignment of subjects to different groups

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random assignment

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a procedure used to assign subjects to different groups so that every subject has an equal chance of being assigned to each group

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quasi-experimental

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research designs in which there is no random assignment of subjects

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single-subject

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research done with individual subjects in order to study the changes in behavior that are associated with the intervention or removal of the intervention

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nonexperimental

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research that contains no direct manipulation of variables, such as descriptive and correlational research

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descriptive

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refers to research that describes an existing or past phenomenon in quantitative terms

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comparative

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a type of nonexperimental quantitative research that examines differences between groups

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correlational

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research in which information on at least two variables is collected for each subject in order to investigate the relationship between the variables

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survey

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the use of questionnaire or interview to assess the current options, beliefs, and attitudes of members of a known population

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ex post facto

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research that investigates events that have already occurred and implies a cause-and-effect relationship from the results

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secondary data analysis

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statistical analysis that uses secondary data

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ethnography

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a description and interpretation of a culture, social group, or system

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phenomenological

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research that describes the meanings or essence of a lived experience

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case study

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qualitative research that examines a bounded system over time in detail, employing multiple sources of data found in the setting

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grounded theory

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qualitative procedures that are used to develop detailed concepts or conditional propositions for substantive theory

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critical studies

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qualitative research in which the researcher is committed to exposing social manipulation and changing oppressive social structures and in which he or she may have emancipatory goals

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analytical research

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an analysis of documents to investigate historical concepts and events

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concept analysis

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a study that clarifies the meaning of a concept by describing its generic meaning, different meanings, and appropriate use

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historical analysis

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the application of analytical methodology to the study of the past, as in biographies and studies of movements, institutions, and concepts

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policy analysis

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research to investigate and formulate policies and programs

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explanatory design

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mixed method design in which quantitative data gathered first, followed by qualitative data

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exploratory design

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mixed method design in which qualitative data gathered first, followed by quantitative data

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triangulation design

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a mixed method design in which quantitative and qualitative data are collected at the same time