unit 4- understanding aging researcj

Question 1

observation types

Answer 1

quantitative
qualitative

Question 2

quantitative

Answer 2

-measurable data (numbers, frequencies)
analyzed statistically
associated with experimental approach

Question 3

qualitative

Answer 3

subjective, interpretive
draw meaning rather than stastical inferences

Question 4

quantitative method ___ a hypothesis through ___ _____

Answer 4

tests
quantitative observation

Question 5

qualitative method may ____ a hypothesis through ___ ____

Answer 5

develop
qualitative observation

Question 6

quantitative designs used

Answer 6

longitudinal vs cross sectional
experimanetal vs observational

Question 7

qualitative designs used

Answer 7

case study
case series
ecological

Question 8

CROSS SECTIONAL design type

Answer 8

participants observed at one time
examines differences by groups/relationships between measures at one time

Question 9

LONGITUDINAL design type

Answer 9

participants observed over time
examines how groups differ in change or measure over time or incidence of disease/outcome

Question 10

CROSS SECTIONAL vs LONGITUDINAL STUDIES IN AGING

Answer 10

cross sectional = difference by age <—>
longitudinal = change with aging —>