Types Of Experiments

Question 1

Quantitative

Answer 1

Approach is to collect numbers

Question 2

Qualitative

Answer 2

Collecting data that is expressed in words and is non-numerical

Question 3

Laboratory Experiment (Lab)

Answer 3

Experiment takes place in a controlled environment (Quantitative)

Question 4

Field Experiment

Answer 4

Experiment is taken place in a natural setting (Quantitative)

Question 5

Natural Experiment (aka Quasi Experiment)

Answer 5

Involves a naturally occurring IV (Quantitative)

Question 6

Observations

Answer 6

Usually naturalistic and take place in the participants natural setting (ADD MORE TO THIS DEFENITION) (Quantitative & Qualitative)

Question 7

Questionnaires

Answer 7

Asking a set list of questions to a number of participants, so that answers can be compared . Usually involves a lot of closed questions but may involve some open questions (Quantitative & Qualitative)

Question 8

Interviews

Answer 8

Structured , unstructured or semi-structured , uses a questionnaire to ask the participants of the study questions face-to-face directly to the respondent (Quantitative & Qualitative)

Question 9

Correlations As Design

Answer 9

Technique that can occur with many different research methods , in particular questionnaires-wherever there are quantitative data and those data involve two scores for one person or two scores that may relate (Quantitative)

Question 10

Case Studies

Answer 10

In-depth and detailed research usually gathering qualitative data although they can also gather quantitative data . Involves individuals or small groups. Many different methods are used to gather the data including the case history ,interviews and questionnaires (Qualitative)