What is meaningful interpretations of data due to validity and reliability
List the 3 basic designs of mixed methods approach.
What is Convergent Parallel, Explanatory Sequential, Exploratory Sequential
What is the most popular (and easy) mixed-method approach?
Convergent Parallel
What is the name of the college where Mrs. Stern obtained her Master's Degree?
(Mrs. Stern will answer)
In the question below, indicate the type of scale used by the author: "How frequently do you visit the library?" Very frequently Frequently Seldom Never
Likert Scale
What is the make and color of Dr. Welz's beautiful car?
Mercedes and Polar White
Name one pro and one con of qualitative research methods
Pro: helps you find the "why" behind the "what" -- Con: time consuming
Briefly explain the quantitative research method
What is research involving the use of measurements and statistical data collected through polls, surveys, experiments, etc.
Briefly explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research
What is qualitative seeks to understand the qualities rather than quantities through highly descriptive and often personal research, while quantitative relies o
What is the name of Dr. Welz's sister?
Melissa
Finish the song lyric: "Just a small town girl..."
"Livin' in a lonely world"
Denise seeks to understand why Chick-Fil-A has the highest customer satisfaction rate out of all fast food restaurants. She travels to Chick-Fil-A's across the country and spends time observing employees and customer interactions.
What is qualitative research
How many cats does Mrs. Stern have?
(Mrs. Stern will answer)
Sara researches the effects of sleep on academic performance. She sends out a survey to college students and asks the avg. hours of sleep they get every night, GPA, Likert scale questions on their sleep and academic performance.
What is quantitative research
In this mixed-method approach, researchers collect quantitative data FIRST and then collect qualitative data.
Explanatory Sequential
Dr. Troiano researches whether dogs can improve academic performance in the classroom. In the study, she surveys her students with open and closed-ended questions, records her students' grades over the semester & interviews them.
What is mixed method research
This hypothesis makes a prediction that, in the general population, no relationship or no significant difference exists between groups on a variable.
Null
What are the two types of quantitative research discussed in class?
What is surveys and experiments
Come up with a qualitative research question and brief methodology for the following topic: Remote Learning
Answer determined by Dr. Welz and Mrs. Stern
A researcher investigates whether hip width correlates with speed. She measures participants' hip width, then times subjects in a series of sprints.
What is quantitative research
Dr. Stern explores whether Facebook use affects personal happiness. She sends out a survey that includes Likert scale questions that rate their personal happiness on a scale of 1-10.
What is quantitative research
Why do qualitative researchers select only a few participants for their study?
With each additional participant, less depth is possible.
Give three examples of qualitative research methods
What are interviews, open-ended surveys, and analyzing documents
A mixed methods researcher decides to study the use of smoking among middle school students. The researcher plans to first conduct a survey with the students and then follow up with interviews with a few students. Which MM design is it?
Explanatory Sequential
Describe a mixed methods approach.
What is the collection and analysis of both open-ended (qualitative) and closed-ended (quantitative) data in response to a research question or hypothesis.
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