FCS 380 Study Guide Exam 4

Quantitative

Qualitative

Field Research

Informants

Strength

Weakness

Observation

Participant Observation

Hawthorne Effect

Field Research Designs

Naturalism

Ethnomethodology

Case Studies

Ethnography

Action Research

Focus Groups

The "Miner" and "Traveler" Metaphor

Field Research Notebooks

Field Research and Recording Observations

Sampling

Population

Representative Sample

Sample

Randomly Selected Probability Sample

Relevant Characteristics

Bias in Sample Selection

Elements

Sampling Frame

Selecting a Random Sample

Table of Random Numbers

Systematic Sampling

Cluster Sampling

Non-probability Sampling

Convenience Sample

Purposive or Judgmental Sampling

Snowball Sampling

Quota Sampling

Unobtrusive Research

Physical Traces

Content Analysis

Manifest and Latent Content of Messages

Analysis of Existing Statistics/archives

Historical/comparative Analysis

Causation

Experiments

Independent Variables

Dependent Variables

Pretests and Posttests

Experimental Groups and Control Groups

One-shot Experiment

One-group Pre and Posttest Experiment

Classic Experiment

Solomon 4-group Experiment

Double-blind

Historical Time or Current Events

Individual Time or Maturation

Testing

Instrumentation

Statistical Regression

Selection Bias

Attrition or Experimental Mortality

Demoralization

Rivalry Between Subjects

Internal Validity

External Validity

Field Experiments

Laboratory Experiments

Evaluation Research or Program Evaluation

4 Types of Evaluation Research

Ex Post Facto

Cost/benefit Analysis

Community Impact Assessment

Time-series Analysis