Exam 7: Participants and Data Collection: Identifying How Quantitative Information Is Gathered

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Which of the following would provide you with the best evidence that the scores from an attitudinal measure used in a study can be used to draw meaningful and useful inferences?

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What is the most rigorous sampling procedure that a quantitative researcher could use?

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Which of the following research designs usually has the smallest sample size?

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Which of the following research designs usually has the largest sample size?

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Which of the following strategies will contribute to a study having better internal validity?

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A researcher conducts a study to compare two different teaching strategies for middle school mathematics. She collects time-on-task data for students during math class. This is an example of what kind of instrument?

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Which of the following sampling strategies is considered to be the least rigorous in quantitative research?

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A researcher conducts a study to compare two different teaching strategies for middle school mathematics. She collects student attendance information from the principal's office. This is an example of what kind of instrument?

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Assume that you read in a journal article, "Scores from the new self-awareness measure correlate .6 with scores on self-consciousness in two different tests by Smith 1999) and Jones 1997)." What type of evidence does this statement represent?

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Which of the following strategies will best help to reduce the sampling error in a study?

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Which one of the following sampling procedures illustrates nonprobability sampling?

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Which of the following groups in a study typically has the largest number of members?

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Which of the following would provide you with the best evidence that the scores from an attitudinal measure used in a study are consistent?

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Below are listed five types of quantitative research designs. Match the design type to the adequate number of participants for that particular design.
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Which of the following are examples of a researcher using ethical considerations in a research study?

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What procedures can increase a study's external validity?

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A researcher conducts a study to compare two different teaching strategies for middle school mathematics. She collects student scores on an in-class math test. This is an example of what kind of instrument?

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Which is the first step in quantitative data collection?

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Of the following options, which one is an example of an "attitudinal" measure?

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