Liberty University CJUS 601 Quiz 7

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Rather than the alternative perspectives of positivism and constructivism researchers developed the principle of

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A common reason for mixing quantitative and qualitative methods in one research project is to

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Testa and colleagues (2011) supplemented their quantitative study of violence again women with a qualitative component because

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The design where quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time is

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Combined mixed-methods projects in which quantitative surveying is interspersed with observational research or intensive interviews may also require the

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Ferguson, et al., performed a meta-analysis of randomized experimental studies to examine the

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Creswell and Plano Clark (2011) suggest that the unique feature of a transformative design is

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In what has been called the ‘paradigm wars’, social scientists intensely debated between the 1970s and 1990s over

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The multiphase design involves

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For his research, Homeroom Security, Aaron Kupchik (2010) used the

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As in the research by Bachman (1992) about American Indian Homicide, some mixed methods designs begin with a qualitative method and then proceed with a quantitative method for confirmatory purposes, which is known as a(n)

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Lundahl, Nimer, and Parsons (2006) were interested in the

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When the qualitative method is implemented first and followed by the quantitative method, the design is

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A quantitative method for identifying patterns in findings across multiple studies of the same research question is

·         Question 15

Needs Grading

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of experiments, surveys, participant observation and intensive interviewing.

According to Bachman and Schutt, Experiments are designed to ensure causal validity, not generalizability.  True experimental designs are strongest for testing nomothetic causal hypotheses and are the most appropriate for studies of treatment effects as well as research questions that are believed to involve basic social/psychological processes.

Surveys typically use standardized, quantitative measures of attitudes, behaviors, or social processes.  They are a weaker design for identifying causal effects than true experiments, but use of statistical controls can strengthen causal arguments.  Only if a random sample issued to collect survey data and the response rate is high can results be generalized to the target population.  

Participant observation and intensive interviewing presume an exploratory measurement approach in which indicators of concepts are drawn from direct observation or in-debt commentary.  Direct observations may lead to a greater understanding of the concepts being measured however, reliability is low compared to surveys.