Exam 12: Quantitative Data Collection

Describe a measurement scale.

Give an example of variables that are associated with each type of measurement scale.

A decision all researchers must make is exactly what defines an appropriate sample size in a quantitative study.

Larger samples increase the likelihood of detecting differences between groups.

There are six nonrandom sampling techniques utilized in quantitative research.

The larger the population size means the sample should be larger as well.

Standardized tests exist in a wide variety, ranging in type, purpose, and resulting data (i.e., scores).

There are four categories of survey questions: demographic, attitudinal, behavioral, and knowledge.

Surveys may not be administered verbally.

Quantitative sampling must be ______.

______ provide an estimate of a person's ability to perform at some time in the future or in a different situation.

Which of the following is quantitative sampling?

Nearly anything that can be quantified can be considered quantitative data

The first and most important methodological decision in the design of a quantitative study is ______.

Quantitative researchers tend to ______.

What does multistage random sampling do?

Which of the following describes systematic sampling?

______ data are arbitrarily assigned a number to represent each variable, but ______ data are assigned numbers that are no longer arbitrary and have some sort of quantitative meaning.

Authors of educational research textbooks always disagree to some extent over ______.