Research Methods

Which of the following is true for experiments in the filed setting _____________ (a) they cannot draw causal inferences (b) they can allow causal inferences (c) they provide only observations of contingencies (d) they can generate hypotheses but not test them Believe (b) is the best answer - please advise answer & why - thanks!

A research question is solved.

What is a major problem with nonequilvalent groups _______ (a) the groups may differ on the dependent measure(s) at the start of the study (b) there may be confounding variables not controlled by random assignment (c) the groups may differ on independent measure at the start of the study (d) both a & b This question is tackled.

Research Methods

Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical depentent measure in program evaluation _________ (a) a questionnaire given to people served by the program as well as people in the community, asking about their satisfaction with the program (b) a measure of politician's commitment to continued funding of the program (c) a measure of actual change in the community (e.g., rate of unemployment for a community with job training program) (d) a measure of change in the individual (e.g., a measure of malnutrition for people who receive food stamps) I believe - a measure of politician's commitment to continued funding of the program - is the answer to this question - please ... click for more

Research Methods: appropriate statistical test

Which of the following characteristic(s) of a study is (are) needed to determine the appropriate statistical test _______ (a) nature of dependent variable(s), (b) type od design, (c) number and level of independent variables, (d) all the above

ANOVA is summarized.

In which category is ANOVA properly classified _________ nonparametric statistics, parametric statistics, descriptive statistics, or inferential and nonparametric statistics This question is discussed.