Research in SPP

Question 1

Quantitative

Answer 1

Surveys
Observations
Archival data
Experiments

Very difficult to do research in this discipline, thats why archival data can be useful eg in the NBA article.

Question 2

Quasi-experiments

Answer 2

used more as manipulation is hard.

No randomisation, indep variable is not directly manipulated

Question 3

Reliability

Answer 3

Homogeneity/internal: all items on scale measure one construct

Stability; consistency of results in repeated measure

Equivalence/interrater’

Question 4

Validity

Answer 4

Degree to which measure is interpreted

Content; construct is represented by the test.

Construct; How well measurement measures what it’s supposed to

Criterion; Extent to which it predicts outcome for other measure