|
|
|
|
Midterm Exam Study Guide You will receive a more detailed study guide Tuesday night in class. To be prepared for class discussion, and to be ready to ask questions if you need to – be familiar with the following terms and concepts from your notes. Why do we study statistics? The Kansas City Experiment – what was it and why is it important? Qualitative research versus quantitative research Examples: Klockar’s "Professional Fence," Marquart’s prison guard study Define: statistical analysis, data, univariate, multivariate What are three ways that statistics can help us? What is data reduction? What is inference? What is the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics? Define: population, sample, scientific method, theory What is the difference between a research hypothesis and a null hypothesis? What are variables? What are the four scales of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) and how do they work? What are the different types of variables? (qualitative, quantitative, discrete, continuous, dichotomous, binary, multinomial) What are constants? What is a spurious variable? What is each of the following? How do you calculate the mean, the median, the mode, standard deviation, variance, and range? What is the normal curve? Why is understanding the normal curve important? What is an experiment? What elements are required for a true experiment? What are: history, maturation, selection bias, statistical regression to the mean, and the Hawthorne effect? What are quasiexperiments? What is the post-test only design, what is Solomon’s four? What are natural experiments, simulated experiments? What is evaluation research? What is field research (qualitative research)? What is the difference between direct observation and participant observation? What are case studies, ethnographies? What is survey research? What are 2 methods of conducting survey research? What are some of the problems with using a survey when conducting research? What are some of the benefits to using a survey when conducting research? What are some of the more commonly encountered problems with constructing questions for a survey? What are the two types of sampling? What is the difference between each of the following: What are the four methods of sampling when conducting qualitative research? How do researchers determine the adequate number of subjects to include in their studies?
|