Quantitative Research Design

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Five years ago, there was a regional outbreak of illness caused by an unusual strain of Listeria.

As part of the investigation into the outbreak, the government checked the food history of 20 patients infected with the outbreak strain and compared them t

Observational, case-control

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The Hawthorne Effect can be described as:

When participants alter their behaviour as a consequence of being in the study

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A researcher collects data on the same group of children at age five, 10, and 15 years.

This is an example of which research design?

Longitudinal

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Fill in the blank.

_______________ sampling is when each member of the population has an equal chance of selection

Random

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How does randomisation and random sampling differ?

The purpose of random sampling is to increase generalisability and the purpose of randomisation is to reduce the risk of selection bias

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A variable that is thought to cause a change in another variable(s) is:

Independent variable

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The Hawthorne Effect can be described as:

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When participants alter their behaviour as a consequence of being in the study

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A researcher collects data on the same group of children at age five, 10, and 15 years.

This is an example of which research design?

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Fill in the blank.

_______________ sampling is when each member of the population has an equal chance of selection

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How does randomisation and random sampling differ?

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Quantitative Research Design