Quantitative Research Chapter 2

Which type of quantitative research preliminarily explores issues in naturalistic settings?

• Experimental

• Quasi-experimental

• Descriptive

• Coreelational

Which type of quantitative research focuses on relationships between variables?

• Correlational

• Descriptive

• Experimental

• Quasi-experimental

Which type of research focuses on causal relationships but with lack of control of some elements of the study.

• Correlational

• Descriptive

• Experimental

• Quasi-experimental

Which type of study usually includes random assignment to interventions?

• Quasi-experiemental

• Experimental

• Correlational

• Descriptive

Extraneous variables are those that

• can interfere with the understanding of the study

• are those unrelated to probem being studied

• lead to better understanding of the study

• are variables introduced by the researcher

The setting for a quasi-experimental study is generally

• an experimental lab

• a naturalistic setting

• a research setting

• a highly controlled setting

A research problem is characterized by

• description of a relationship between variables

• description of the aim of a study

• a question

• description of a gap in knowledge

A research purpose in a study is a description of its

• goal

• question

• hypothesis

• area of concern

A hypothesis is

• the aim of the study

• the gap in the literature

• the research question

• the relationship between variables

Variables are

• numbers

• concepts

• frameworks

• theories