A characteristic of the scientific method that sets it apart from other
ways of acquiring knowledge is:
A. it is best used for validating a phenomenon that cannot be
directly observed
B. that it strives for subjectivity
C. provides provisional knowledge
D. promotes creativity and imagination in developing procedures
A medical social worker wants her staff to evaluate their practice for
an upcoming audit. She is not sure what research design might work
best.
She decides to do a pilot with one social worker and asks him to
assess his practice with one of his clients. What type of design will be
social work be implementing?
A. Pre/test design
B. Post/test design
C. Single systems design
D. Experimental design
What does a measure of dispersion tell the reader of a research
report?
A. what was a typical measurement of a variable
B. whether the relationship between two variables was statistically
significant
C. the degree to which measurements of a variable tended to differ
from each other
D. whether a relationship between variables is a useful one