Practical Research 2 Reviewer: Research Design, Sampling, Instruments, Quantitative Analysis
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What is the purpose of a historical research design?

  • To select and get the respondents of the study with the minimum cost
  • To collect, verify, and synthesize evidence from the past to establish facts that defend or refute your hypothesis (correct)
  • To describe the status of an identified variable such as events, people or subjects as they exist
  • To establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables using the scientific method

    • What does the term 'sampling plan' refer to in research?

  • The data-gathering devices that will be used in the study
  • The overall plan and scheme for conducting the study
  • A detailed outline of which measurements will be taken at what times, on which material, in what manner and by whom that support the purpose of an analysis (correct)
  • The process of selecting and getting the respondents of the study with the minimum cost

    • What is the definition of 'population' in research?

  • The technique utilized for analyzing the data gathered
  • The process of selecting and getting the respondents of the study with the minimum cost
  • A small group of people to whom a survey questionnaire is administered
  • A large group of people (correct)

    • What does 'experimental research design' use to establish cause-effect relationships among variables?

    <p>The scientific method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of 'descriptive research design'?

    <p>To describe the status of an identified variable such as events, people or subjects as they exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of simple random sampling?

    <p>Refers to a sampling technique in which samples are obtained using some objective chance mechanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does validity refer to in the context of research instruments?

    <p>The extent to which the instrument measures what it intends to measure and performs as it is designed to perform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of non-probability sampling?

    <p>When there is no way of estimating the probability that each element has a chance of being included in the sample</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are primary data?

    <p>Data that can be collected from the original source in a controlled or uncontrolled environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is structured interview?

    <p>When the interview follows a specific format with the same line of questioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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