Non-Experimental Research Design Characteristics Quiz
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Which type of research design involves the researcher as a passive observer?

  • Experimental research design
  • Non-experimental research design (correct)
  • Quantitative research design
  • Qualitative research design

What does survey research design aim to obtain?

  • Attitudes and opinions only
  • Numeric description of trends (correct)
  • Qualitative description of trends
  • Demographic characteristics only

In survey research, why are surveys used?

  • To obtain demographic characteristics only
  • To study interrelationships between variables
  • To provide numeric description of trends, attitudes, or opinions (correct)
  • To manipulate variables

What does correlational nonexperimental research design explore?

<p>Interrelationships between variables without manipulation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of non-experimental research design?

<p>Manipulation of variables (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of nonexperimental research design?

<p>To observe and describe a phenomenon as it occurs or exists (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of a comparative study?

<p>Comparing and contrasting two or more samples of study subjects on one or more variables (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a causal-comparative or ex post facto study?

<p>To investigate causal relationships between pre-existing conditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a correlational study seek to accomplish?

<p>Describe how variables affect one another (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of study focuses on all possible variables that can contribute to the over-all prediction in an equation?

<p>Multiple regression prediction study (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of research design is the impact of a social intervention analyzed?

<p>Evaluation research design (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes a bivariate correlational study?

<p>It obtains information from two variables for each subject (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a prediction study using correlation coefficient?

<p>To show how one variable predicts another using correlation coefficient (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a comparative study involve?

<p>Comparing and contrasting two or more samples of study subjects on one or more variables (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a multiple regression prediction study used?

<p>To focus on all possible variables that can contribute to the over-all prediction in an equation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What information does an evaluation research design seek to provide?

<p>Assessment or judgment about a social intervention's impact or effectiveness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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