Research Methods

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Decks in this class (19)

Sampling methods
What is the target population,
Why are samples needed,
What is a sample
15  cards
Features of a science
What is the criteria for a science,
What is a paradigm,
What is a hypothesis
17  cards
Ethical Issues
What are the 4 main ethical issues,
What is informed consent,
What is deception
22  cards
Aims & hypotheses
What is an aim,
What is a hypothesis,
Are alternative hypothesis direct...
7  cards
Variables
What are variables,
What is an independent variable,
What is a dependent variable
5  cards
Experimental method, design & type
What is an experiment,
What is an advantage of experiments,
What is a laboratory experiment
20  cards
Controls & demand characteristics
0  cards
Investigator effects
0  cards
Reliability
0  cards
Validity
0  cards
Reporting investigations
0  cards
Quantative & qualitative data
What is quantitative data,
What is qualitative data,
How is qualitative data collected
7  cards
Primary & secondary data
What is primary data,
What is secondary data,
What is meta analysis
3  cards
Inferential stats
When is the sign test used,
Which design of study is a sign t...,
What kind of data is used in sign...
9  cards
Table & graphs
Why are bar graphs used,
Why are frequency tables used,
Why are line graphs used
6  cards
Distribution
How can the measures of central t...,
What is normal distribution,
How does normal distribution occur
7  cards
Levels of measurement
What are the levels of measurement,
What is levels of measurement,
Does the level of data refer to t...
8  cards
Descriptive stats
What are measures of central tend...,
What are measures of dispersion,
What is the strength of the mean
13  cards
Ethical implications
0  cards

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