Exam 7: Conducting Research That Explains Things: What Explains Life Satisfaction

What is the most important thing you should report in the conclusions section of your research report? Give an example.

Descriptive statistics are used to test a study hypothesis.

You have decided to conduct a study to examine whether gender explains client no-shows (i.e., a client failing to show up for a therapy appointment). You have found literature that suggests that males are more likely to no-show for appointments for services like the one you are evaluating. What is the logical next phase of research for you to undertake?

You can generalize the findings of your explanatory research study to your study population on a logical basis if you have data on ______.

You can have validity in your measurement tool even if you do not have reliability.

The study sample is a smaller group of people than the study population.

When you are seeking a statistic that tests your hypothesis, which of the following is a description of a data structure you might consider?

In social science research, the value of p that is suggested as a guide for determining if statistical significance has been achieved with a set of data that is ______.

One of the key tasks of the data analysis phase of explanatory research is the drawing of conclusions about what was learned from the study.

Articulate the study hypothesis for a study where you are examining the relationship between the variables of school grades, measured as the numerical average of all grades in the last reporting period, and scores on a self-esteem scale where higher scores represent a higher level of self-esteem. Identify one basis whereby your statement adheres to the guides for stating the study hypothesis.

Which of the following is a research question for an explanatory study?

Suppose you conducted a study about the relationship of self-esteem and grades in school. The scores for self-esteem were recorded from a common scale of self-esteem where higher scores represent higher self-esteem. Grades were recorded as the numerical average of all grades for students on their last report card. Your hypothesis was as follows: There is a positive relationship between grades in school and self-esteem. You found a correlation of .31 between these two variables and a p value of .34 (i.e., r = .31; p = .34). What would be most appropriate as part of the conclusions you report from this study?

Explanatory research examines the relationships between two or more variables rather than just describing variables one at a time.