Research Project: Third Quarter (Types of Variables and Research)

Variable

Anything that varies takes on different values, typically numerical values.

Variable

Place, person, thing, or phenomenon that you are trying to measure.

Independent Variable (X)

Preserved cause, being manipulated.

Independent Variable (X)

Stable and unaffected.

Dependent Variable (Y)

Presumed effect, assumes the change.

Independent Variable (X)

A variable that takes on the letter X.

Dependent Variable (Y)

A variable that takes on the letter Y.

Extraneous Variable

Unwanted variables, confounding variables.

Qualitative Approach

Exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem.

Quantitative Approach

Testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables.

Mixed Approach

Quantitative and Qualitative data.

Convergent Parallel

A type of mixed approach that merges qualitative and quantitative data; typically collect both data simultaneously.

Explanatory Sequential

Conducts quantitative research and builds on the result to explain in more detail.

Exploratory Sequential

Begins with a qualitative research and builds on the findings to develop a quantitative phase.

Narrative

Studies the lives of individuals and asks one or more individuals to provide stories about their lives.

Phenomenological

Describes lived experiences of individuals about a phenomenon.

Ethnography

Shared patterns of behavior, language, and actions of a cultural group in over a prolonged period of time.

Case Studies

In-depth analysis of a case, often a program, event, activity, process of one or more individuals.

Grounded Theory

Derives a general abstract theory of a process, action, interaction, grounded in the views of the participant.

Post-Positivism (Quantitative)

A philosophical worldview that emphasize probabilistic rather than absolute certainty.

Constructivism (Qualitative)

A philosophical worldview that focuses on how individual interpret and make sense of their experiences.

Transformative

A philosophical worldview that empowers marginalized groups, promotes social justice and equality.

Pragmatic (Mixed)

A philosophical worldview that is practical.

Descriptive Research

A type of Research Methods that describes characteristics of a population.

True Experimental

A type of Research Methods where researcher has control over the experiment.

Quasi-Experimental

A type of Research Methods where no randomization happens in the sampling procedure.

Non-Experimental

A type of Research Methods that seeks to discover answers by describing the data numerically.

Non-Experimental

A type of Research Methods that is incapable of establishing cause/effect.

Non-Experimental

A type of Research Methods that has no manipulation of variables.

Survey Research

A type of Research Methods where quantitative/numerical description of trends, attributes, or behavior from a sample.

Cross-Sectional Study

A type of Survey research that collects data from a population or subset through observation, survey, or interview at a specific/single point in time.

Longitudinal Study

A type of Survey research that collects data through observation, survey, or interview over a period of time and can last up to several years.

Correlational Study

A type of Non-Experimental research is used to determine the relationship between two variables among a single group of people.

Comparative Study

A type of Non-Experimental research that examines the difference between variables.

Experimental Research

A type of research that is used to determine the outcome of a specific intervention.