Experimental research. Discussion Question. 1. Briefly describe an experimental problem for which a researcher probably would not be able to assign participants at random to conditions. Researchers might not be able to assign participants at random because of ethical and lawful conditions. For example s research might not be able to give a participant a … Continue reading Week 7 : Experimental Research. Topic 52 DQ 1
In semi-structured interviewing, What are some ways that an interviewer can design research collection to avoid biasing results ? In chapter 6 the book stated that Interviews are the most popular measure of collecting data with regards to qualitative research. The most common interview approach is semi-structured in … Continue reading Weekly Blog 7 Topic 46 DQ1
Do you think that the “inductive approach” (such as grounded theory) or the “deductive approach” (such as quantitative research) is more likely to yield important information for your research interest? Are there topics where they are equally likely to do so? How would each approach differ in focus? One look at the Yale School … Continue reading Topic 48, DQ1: Grounded Theory and Research Design
Part 4: Sampling Topic 30: Sampling and Demographics Consider a survey on campus services for freshmen. Name three demographic variables that might be especially relevant for this study. Three demographic variables that might be especially relevant for this study are age, income, and gender. The age may be relevant because it can show whether the … Continue reading Part 4 Topic 30 DQ 1
Question: A focus group usually consists of about how many participants? Answer: Focus groups usually consist of 6 to 12 participants. A focus group is a group meeting that consists of demographically similar people. These people are asked about their views, have different discussions about an idea, a new product or something else. The … Continue reading Topic 47: DQ#2- Focus group
Name a population (other than those mentioned in the topic) for which snowball sampling might be better than other types of sampling. Explain the reason(s) for your answer. My first instinct is to say that you are going to be looking for people who do not particularly care to have the information which you are … Continue reading Week 7 Blog Post, Topic 29 Nonprobability Sampling and Qualitative Research, Discussion Question 2
Question: What is the name of the process through which an interviewer can consider any personal biases? Answer: self-disclosure As a reminder, one of the most used ways that information is gathered in qualitative research is through an interview process. This process can be either structured or unstructured, but either way personal biases of the … Continue reading Topic 46, Q7: Interviewer Bias
Discussion Question Have you ever used a pre-experimental design (e.g., tried doing something in a new way and observing for its effects without a control group) in any of your professional or everyday activities? If so, briefly describe it. Discuss whether your activity shed light on a cause-and-effect relationship. Response One of the applications that … Continue reading Topic 55, DQ2: Pre-experimental Design
Question: Have you ever taken an achievement test in which the content emphasized was different than the content you concentrated on while studying for the test? If so, describe the discrepancy and speculate on what caused it. I have taken a test and studied for the wrong thing. Last semester I had a test that … Continue reading Topic 36, DQ2: Emphasized Content and What is Studied
Discussion Question Suppose a researcher gave a series of wellness workshops over a six-month period and then determined that five of the participants had quit smoking during the six-month period. The researcher’s interpretation was that the workshops caused the decrease in smoking. Is this interpretation flawed? Explain. Response I think that on the surface this … Continue reading Topic 53, DQ1: Flawed Interpretations?