FIELD METHODS

The Data Analytic Plan

When writing a quantitative method section, which component explains how the data will be analyzed?

Cross-Sectional Survey

Survey Design that collects data at only one point in time called?

Multistage Sampling (or Clustering)

sampling method that involves identifying groups, obtaining names within those groups, and then sampling within them?

Power Analysis.

What statistical analysis is conducted before a study to estimate the required sample size?

Cronbach's alpha

What coefficient is used to measure the internal consistency of an instrument?

Construct Validity

What term describes whether an instrument measures what it is supposed to measure?

Random assignment

key feature of an experimental design that allows researchers to isolate the effect of a variable and establish causal relationships?

Quasi Experiment

study called when a variable, like gender, cannot be randomly assigned?

factorial experimental design involve?

Manipulating more than one independent variable to test for main effects and interactions.

Selection threat

Which threat to internal validity occurs when there are systematic differences between participant groups from the start?

Cover story

term for a plausible but untrue explanation given to participants about a study's purpose

Effect sizes and confidence intervals

What does the APA recommend accompanying Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) results with?

Within-subject design

What is a study called where participants experience multiple conditions of the manipulated variable (e.g., pre- and post-test)?

Pretest

process of testing a survey instrument and its protocols under realistic conditions before the main study?

Between .7 and .9.

What is the optimal range for Cronbach's alpha, indicating good internal consistency?

Narrative Research

Which qualitative design focuses on the lived and told experiences of individuals, collecting and chronologically ordering their stories?

Restorying

What is the process in Narrative Analysis where researchers reorganize stories into a coherent framework (time, place, plot)?

Phenomenological Research

What qualitative design seeks to describe the common meaning of a lived experience and create a composite description of its 'essence'?

Grounded Theory

Which qualitative design aims to generate or discover a theory from the data of 20 to 60 participants?

Axial Coding

In Grounded Theory, which coding stage reassembles data into a paradigm of causal conditions, context, and consequences?

Participant Observation

What is the term for the extended observation and immersion in a group's daily life, characteristic of Ethnographic Research?

Case Study

Which qualitative design involves an in-depth exploration of a single or multiple 'bounded systems' in a real-life context?

Critical Ethnography

What type of ethnography advocates for change and highlights issues of power, dominance, or oppression?

Thick Descriptions

What are the detailed descriptions, including verbatim quotes, used in qualitative reports to share a participant's understanding called?

Phase 2: Generating Codes

What is the second phase of Thematic Analysis, which involves the systematic creation of meaningful labels for data segments?

Illustrative Style

In a Thematic Analysis report, what style is used when data extracts serve as examples to highlight key points?

Phase 3: Theme Development.

What is the third phase of Thematic Analysis, an active process of forming patterns by combining or clustering codes?

Subtheme

In Thematic Analysis, what is a theme called that captures a distinct aspect of a larger theme while sharing its core concept?

Phase 6: Producing the Report

What is the final phase of Thematic Analysis, where the researcher integrates data, analysis, and literature to answer the research question?

Analytic Style

In a Thematic Analysis report, what style involves discussing specific features of data extracts to form the basis for analytic claims?

primary goal of combining qualitative and quantitative data in mixed methods research?

To provide a more holistic understanding of the research problem

Meta-Inference

What are the conclusions and insights drawn from the combined data in a mixed methods study called?

Convergent Mixed Methods Design

Which mixed methods design involves collecting qualitative and quantitative data separately, then merging and comparing the results?

Data Transformation

What is the process of transforming qualitative codes or themes into quantitative variables called in a convergent design?

Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design

Which design starts with quantitative data collection and is followed by qualitative data to explain the initial results?

Joint Display

What is the name for a table or graph in mixed methods research that visually integrates both qualitative themes and quantitative scores?

Key Validity concern in an Exploratory Sequential Design to avoid duplicating responses

Using different individuals for the initial qualitative phase and the follow-up quantitative phase.

Theoretical Framework.

What is the philosophical underpinning (researcher's worldview, existing literature) that frames a mixed methods study called?

In an Exploratory Sequential Design, how are the initial qualitative findings (themes) often used in the quantitative phase?

To inform the creation of survey items, variables, and scales for a new instrument.