EXS 503 Final Exam Review - Advanced Research Methods PDF

Final Exam Review: Advanced Research Methods EXS 503 1. Know the components of the scientific method 2. Know what empirical evidence is 3. Know what descriptive research entails 4. Know what type of study allows determination of cause-effect 5. Know what mixed methods entails 6. K...

Final Exam Review: Advanced Research Methods EXS 503 1. Know the components of the scientific method 2. Know what empirical evidence is 3. Know what descriptive research entails 4. Know what type of study allows determination of cause-effect 5. Know what mixed methods entails 6. Know the different components of a research paper 7. Know the difference between inductive on deductive reasoning 8. Know what types of studies should be the focus of a literature search 9. Know the difference between the dependent and independent variables 10. Know what an extraneous variable is. 11. Know what the null hypothesis is 12. Know what delimiting is 13. Know the difference between basic and applied research 14. Know the purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) 15. Know what a pilot study is 16. Know what stratified sampling is 17. Know the difference between mean, median and mode 18. Know the criteria for using parametric tests 19. Know the types of parametric and non-parametric tests 20. Know what alpha level is 21. Know what effect size is 22. Know the difference between a Type I and a Type II error 23. Know the causes of low statistical power 24. Know what correlational research is 25. Know what an r2 is and what values indicate strong, moderate, and weak relationships 26. Know the purpose of regression equations 27. Know the difference between a paired and unpaired t-test 28. Know the difference between a simple and a repeated measures ANOVA 29. Know when an ANCOVA is used 30. Know the difference between the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Mann Whitney U 31. Know when the Kruskal-Wallis test is appropriate 32. Know the difference between the halo effect and the Hawthorne effect 33. Know the difference between criterion, content, logical and construct validity 34. Know what determines the reliability of a study 35. Know what a likert scale is 36. Know the different types of biases 37. Know what a meta-analysis is and what goes into conducting one 38. Know what a qualitative study is and what goes into conducting one 39. Know the various types of surveys 40. Know what a longitudinal study is and what are its benefits and disadvantages 41. Know what a case-control study entails 42. Know what an epidemiology is 43. Know the various threats to internal validity 44. Know what an experimental study entails 45. Know the difference between experimental and quasi-experimental studies 46. Know the purpose of using figures  Final Exam Review: Advanced Research Methods EXS 503 47. Know 48. Know what a research abstract is and its various components 49. Know the different grant opportunities