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Humanities Political Science Topic started by: fabulash on Feb 19, 2018



Title: In order to secure participants for his study, Jason uses class rosters from instructors. Jason ...
Post by: fabulash on Feb 19, 2018
In order to secure participants for his study, Jason uses class rosters from instructors. Jason selects every 5th person on the instructor's class rosters for participation in his experiment. Jason is using sampling.
 
  a. simple
  b. snowballing
  c. systematic
  d. stratified



Georgia has developed two hypotheses for her research question. The first hypothesis is known as the null hypothesis and states there will be no difference between the scores on the dependent variables.
 
  Her second hypothesis is known as a research hypothesis and states .
  a. there is a significant difference in the independent variable.
  b. there is no significant difference in the scores of the dependent variables.
  c. there is a difference between scores on the dependent variables.
  d. the groups are the same for the variables.



When conducting a study, you notice that most of the scores fall primarily at the lower range of the response option. This pattern of data is known as the .
 
  a. ceiling effect.
  b. Yerkes-Dotson Law.
  c. floor effect.
  d. degree of response.



__________ is confidence in saying the observed change in the dependent variable is due to the independent variable.
 
  a. Internal validity
  b. External validity
  c. Construct validity
  d. Reliable validity



Mark has developed a research question. In addition, he has developed two hypotheses for his research question. The second hypothesis Mark has developed states there is a difference between the scores on the dependent variables he is measuring.
 
  This is known as the hypothesis.
 
  a. second
  b. null
  c. exclusive
  d. research


Title: In order to secure participants for his study, Jason uses class rosters from instructors. Jason ...
Post by: backsoarflyte on Feb 19, 2018
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