1 .		The research design describes [Hint]
2 .		Which of the following is NOT a non-experimental research design? [Hint]
3 .		A descriptive design can be characterized as a study that [Hint]
4 .		Results of a descriptive study on the sharing behavior of first-grade students showed that children with siblings displayed sharing behavior more often than children who did not have brothers or sisters. The researcher concluded that children were more likely to learn to share if there were other children in the family. Which criteria for descriptive studies has been violated in this example? [Hint]
5 .		Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of relationship studies? [Hint]
6 .		A researcher investigated the relationship between class attendance and grades among sophomores at a state university. What type of research did she use? [Hint]
7 .		Which of the following statements describes a prediction study? [Hint]
8 .		Predictions in education will be more accurate if [Hint]
9 .		A correlational study should be judged acceptable if it meets all of the following criteria EXCEPT [Hint]
10 .		Ex-post-facto research is characterized by which of the following? [Hint]
11 .		In a study on the reading achievement of two groups of second-grade students, it was found that children who came from homes where books were valued and where parents started reading to them from an early age were more likely to have higher reading scores than children who came from homes where reading was not considered important. This is an example of [Hint]
12 .		Which of the following is NOT a reason for the popularity of surveys? [Hint]
13 .		A researcher studied the voting plans of a sample of voters during the gubernatorial elections. At the beginning of the election campaign, half the sample supported the Republican candidate and the other half supported the Democratic candidate. However, several months later, and prior to the election date, he found that some of the voters in his sample had changed their opinions. At the end of the study, 20% of his sample supported the Republican candidate and 80% supported the Democratic candidate. This is an example of a(n) [Hint]
14 .		Which of the following would you recommend to a student designing a survey to examine the opinions of teachers toward a new district grading policy? [Hint]
15 .		Which of the following represents the BEST situation for using an internet-based survey? [Hint]
16 .		A researcher has conducted a study examining the extent to which graduate student’s performance in an introductory research class can be predicted from their GRE scores and their undergraduate GPA. Her sample consists of 10 students from her class who volunteered for the study. Which of the following is disconcerting about this study? [Hint]
17 .		A researcher conducted a survey of all secondary teachers in Orleans Parish. Which of the following would be of concern to you? [Hint]
18 .		Which of the following is NOT a criteria for evaluating causal-comparative research? [Hint]
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