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| causal-comparative research |
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| researchers look to the past for the cause(s) of a current condition; used primarily when researchers are interested in causality |
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| used to describe the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a population |
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| count or study of all members in a population |
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| usually involves only one participant; emphasis on obtaining thorough knowledge of an individual, sometimes over a long period of time |
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| measure of traits over a period of time to trace developmental trends |
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| researchers interested in the degree of relationship among two or more quantitative variables |
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| easy to quantify; allow for statistical analysis |
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| data that must be analyzed through the use of informed judgment to identify major and minor themes expressed by participants |
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| info examined in order to understand the past |
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| Suppose a researcher administered an intelligence test to young children each year for five years in order to study changes in intelligence over time. The researcher was conducting what type of study? |
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| longitudinal or prospective |
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| If a researcher conducts a poll to estimate public support for free childcare for mothers on welfare, the researcher is conducting what type of nonexperimental study? |
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| A researcher determined the degree of relationship between vocabulary scores and reading comprehension scores. The researcher was conducting what type of nonexperimental study? |
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| What is a distinctive feature of quantitative research? |
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| researchers gather data to allow for statistical analysis |
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| Most published qualitative research is collected using what? |
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| semi-structured interviews |
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