steps in a research plan

the scientific method

chapters in a thesis

ch. 1 of a thesis

ch. 2 of thesis

ch. 3 of thesis

ch. 4 of thesis

ch. 5 of thesis

what is a hypothesis?

characteristics of a good hypothesis

types of hypotheses

formula to write a null hypothesis

formula of a non-directional hypothesis

formula of a directional hypothesis

how is research used?

qualitative vs. quantitative reseach

historical research

pure qualitative research

descriptive research

correlational research

experimental research

IV

DV

causal comparative research

meta analysis

quasi-experimental

is there a cause and effect:
experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational

IV manipulated: experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational

relationship prediction: experimental, descriptive, causal-comparative, correlational

why legislation around research?

FERPA

National research act

HIPAA

a researchable problem should...

statement of the problem

purpose statement

why is a lit review important?

what is a population

how do you select your sample?

random sampling

stratified sampling

cluster sampling

systematic sampling

accidental/haphazard sampling

quota sampling

purposive sampling

benefits of a large sample size

sampling error vs. bias

which sampling techniques do not allow for equal chance to enter sample?

generalizability is important in what kind of research?

what are scales?

nominal scales

ordinal scales

interval scales

ratio scales

likert scales

semantic differential

Thurstone scales

Guttman scales