Exam 11: Mixing and Comparing Methods

Bachman began the deductive phase of her research by collecting state- and county-level data on homicide rates from the Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) and combined these data with social indicators of poverty and social disorganization from the U.S. Census. Then, she tested her ______ hypotheses.

In his study on school security and discipline, Aaron Kupchik (2010) used which methodology?

Meta-analysis shows how evidence about interventions varies across ______.

Testa and colleagues (2011) supplemented their quantitative study of violence against women with a qualitative component because violence against women is "a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, occurring within a social context that is influenced by gender norms, interpersonal relationships, and sexual scripts."

Meta-analysis is not typically used for evaluating results from multiple studies that used different methods or measured different dependent variables.

The unique feature of a transformative design is that it uses a theoretical perspective with a social justice focus such as feminist research or participatory action research, in order to improve the well-being of vulnerable populations.

In a convergent parallel design the quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time and the findings are integrated and interpreted together.

In addition to asking philosophical questions about the use of mixed methods, a researcher should also consider practical questions before deciding to mix methods in an investigation.

What is a convergent parallel design? Illustrate the design.

Increasingly, researchers are sidestepping the conflicting philosophies altogether in favor of using what seems to work best for answering a given research question.

A researcher who accepts a(n) ______ philosophy believes that the reality experienced by individuals differs because reality exists only in relation to each individual's unique perspective.

In 1993, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a study that examined the effect of having a gun in the home and injurious outcomes such as accidental shootings. The study found that residents who had guns in their homes were ______.

Bachman conducted face-to-face interviews with homicide offenders at three Midwestern state prisons and then collected state- and county-level data on homicide rates from Supplementary Homicide Reports to test her hypotheses, one of which was ______.