Week One - Quantitative Flashcards
list the 5 types of research design
- Experimental Research
- Single Subject Studies
- Field studies and naturalistic observations
- survey studies
- psychometric studies
define psychometric studies
designed to investigate properties of clinical assessment tools e.g. reliability and validity
define quantification
transforming observations into numerical data for manipulation using statistics
list the three different types of purposes of research
- basic
- applied
- transformative research
describe a basic research purpose
to generate evidence about a phenomena or testing theory. Without concern for clinical significance
describe an appleid research purpose
studies that seek to solve practical problems or generate info to inform clinical practice
describe a transformative research purpose
to bring about change within a context emphasis on transforming social realities to ensure peoples lives are improved
how can research design be analysed?
- purpose of research
- timing of data collection
- extent to which the researcher manipulates the participants
what are the 4 contextual factors of survey research
- less rigorous
- no interventions
- no manipulation of IV
- observe what naturally occurs
what info does a survey gather
- beliefs
- values
- attitudes
- preferences
- activities
list the different uses of a survey
- research studies
- service evaluation
- audit
- quality assurance activities
- marketing studies
advantages of surveys
- inexpensive
- generates a summary of an issue
- anonymous
- data is easy to compare
- easy to administer
disadvantages of surveys
- may not get careful feedback
- wording can bias a response
- not inclusive to some groups e.g. vision impaired
what are the qualities of good survey research
- measurement accuracy
- reproducibility
- generalisability
- accessibility
- comprehensive
list the different types of surveys
- self completion
- interviewer administered
- telephone interview survey
- group administered survey
- mail survey
- web based survey
