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| A logically interrelated set of propositions about empirical reality |
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| Explain the notion/concept empirical |
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Relating to or based on
experience / relation to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses |
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| What is the function of research strategy / design? |
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| are plans and the procedures for research that span the decision from broad assummptions to detailed methods or data collection and analysis |
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You draw a small sample
of individuals from the
population you are studying or one very similar to it and carry out the survey procedures with them |
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| a philosophical assumption about the nature of reality |
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| a basic set of beliefs that guide action |
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| What is participant observation? |
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| A qualitative method for gathering data that involves developing a sustained relationship with people while they go about their normal activities |
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| Explain the concept of reliability? |
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| A measurement procedure yields consistent scores when the phenomenon being measured is not changing |
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Explain the
concept of validity |
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The state that exists
when statements or
conclusions about
empirical reality are correct |
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| What is the function of theory in a quantitative study? |
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| You use theories to an explanation for answers to the research question |
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A person in a field
setting who can
grant researchers access to the setting |
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| An insider who is willing and able to provide a field researcher with surperior access and information |
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| When should you choose to conduct a survey? |
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| when you want to collect data relatively fast and at relatively low cost |
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What does
snowball
sampling mean? |
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A method of sampling in which sample elements
are selected as they are
identified by successive
informants or interviewees |
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| In what kind of research is representativity central? |
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