EDUC 750 Quiz 2

EDUC 750 Quiz 2

EDUC 750 Quiz 2

EDUC 750 Quiz Survey and Single Subject Design

EDUC 750 Quiz Mixed Methods and Evaluation Research

EDUC 750 Quiz Qualitative Research

EDUC 750 Quiz Quantitative Research

EDUC 750 Quiz Conceptualization, Measurement, and Sampling

EDUC 750 Quiz Ethical Research Conduct

EDUC 750 Quiz Conceptualization, Measurement, and Sampling

Covers the Learn material from Module 3: Week 3.

 

1. Concurrent and predictive validity are types of _____ validity.
2. Which level of measurement is also called the qualitative level?
3. In a study of school attendance patterns for Girl Scout Troop 1234, gender would be considered a (n):
4. Open ended questions are most often used in research involving:
5. The important difference between the ratio level of measurement and the interval level is:
6. At the nominal level of measurement, a variable’s attributes are exhaustive when:
7. Kominski et al. (2001) found that _____ of U.S. children are considered “at risk.”
8. Few resources, less qualied teachers, and lower academic performance are characteristics of:
9. According to the authors, available online data are usually inaccurate.
10. Researchers choose levels of measurement in the process of operationalizing variables.
11. The ratio level of measurement identifies variables whose variables have no mathematical interpretation.
12. Regardless of which standard of poverty is used, data show that the U.S. poverty level has increased since the 1990s.
13. Completeness and saturation are two tests involved in _____ sampling.
14. When evaluating sample quality, it is important to have a clear understanding about the:
15. Which type of sampling ensures that the sample represents certain characteristics in proportion to the population?
16. When may sampling be unnecessary?
17. Which sampling technique is more desirable when the goal is generalizability?
18. Which one of the following statements accurately describes a normal distribution?
19. The statistic computed for the entire population is called the:
20. The number of elements from one sample case to another is called the sampling:
21. Sample generalizability refers to:
22. Quota sampling does not use a random selection procedure.
23. Choosing sites on the basis of their t with a typical situation helps increase the generalizability of the sample
24. Generalizability will be unknown in qualitative research involving small, unrepresentative samples.
25. Understanding sampling distributions is the foundation for understanding how statisticians can estimate sampling error.

Other sets

1. Open ended questions are most often used in research involving:
2. Which level of measurement is also called the qualitative level?
3. The important difference between the ratio level of measurement and the interval level is:
4. Which type of validity is used when no clear criterion exists for validation purposes?
5. Researchers often use which definition of children “at risk”?
6. According to the authors, available online data are usually inaccurate.
7. Which of the following is NOT an unobtrusive measure, as outlined by Webb et al. (2000)?
8. Concurrent and predictive validity are types of _____ validity.
9. Which level of measurement is the most mathematically precise?
10. Triangulation refers to the:
11. Direct observation may be a primary or supplementary form of measurement in a study.
12. Reliability is a prerequisite for measurement validity.
13. Quota sampling does not use a random selection procedure.
14. Random selection is typically a haphazard process.
15. Which sampling method relies on a random selection procedure?
16. Which one of the following statements accurately describes a normal distribution?
17. How many steps are involved in systematic random sampling?
18. What is the primary limitation of cluster sampling compared to simple random samples?
19. Snowball sampling would be most useful for studying which one of the following groups?
20. Choosing sites on the basis of their fit with a typical situation helps increase the generalizability of the sample
21. The number of elements from one sample case to another is called the sampling:
22. A study sampling students at Pine Ridge Elementary in Beachside, Iowa would represent the population of:
23. Understanding sampling distributions is the foundation for understanding how statisticians can estimate sampling error.
24. Which type of research would be most likely to involve a nonprobability sampling method?
25. The smaller the sample size, the less sampling error.