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WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS (C224)
EXAM 2026-2027 FULLY UPDATED REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERSWITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Non-Experimental Research Methods
>>correct answer >> Correlation and Casual
Comparative
Correlation research method >>correct
answer >> non-experimantal research method.
A process to collect data to determine if a
relationship exists between two or more
quantitative variables, and to what degree.
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Correlation Coefficient >>correct answer >>
Strength and direction of a relationship between
two variables. Range of +1 to -1
Positive Correlation >>correct answer >>
r=+1 (points follow along a line)
Negative Correlation >>correct answer >>
r=-1 (no correlation is a 0 and looks like a gun
shot all over)
Variable >>correct answer >> a condition or
characteristic that can take on different values or
categories (such as age, GPA, gender, etc.)
Descriptive Statistics >>correct answer >>
Goal is to describe, summarize, or make sense
of a particular set of data.
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Inferential Statistics >>correct answer >>
where researchers use the laws of probability to
make inferences about populations based on
sample data.
Strengths of Quantitative Research >>correct
answer >> -Testing and validating already
constructed theories
-Can generalize research findings when based
on random samples
-Determining nomothetic consumption (general
scientific casual relationships)
-Quick and cheap
Qualitative Research purpose >>correct
answer >> Collects text or imagery data to gain
a deeper understanding of existing phenomena,
gain insight on insider perspective. Exploration,
discovery, understanding
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Quantitative Research Purpose >>correct
answer >> Collect numerical data. Purpose is to
describe, predict, control, or explain. Narrow
lens approach (top-down)
Linguistic-relativity hypothesis >>correct
answer >> (assumptions of qualitative research)
Intuits' local languages might allow them to see
distinctions that you do not notice.
Empathetic Understanding >>correct answer
>> (assumptions of qualitative research) I can
appreciate where you're coming from. I have an
interest in you
Ontology (Qualitative Assumption) >>correct
answer >> (inherit understanding) Take on
WGU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS (C224)
EXAM 2026-2027 FULLY UPDATED REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERSWITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Non-Experimental Research Methods
>>correct answer >> Correlation and Casual
Comparative
Correlation research method >>correct
answer >> non-experimantal research method.
A process to collect data to determine if a
relationship exists between two or more
quantitative variables, and to what degree.
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Correlation Coefficient >>correct answer >>
Strength and direction of a relationship between
two variables. Range of +1 to -1
Positive Correlation >>correct answer >>
r=+1 (points follow along a line)
Negative Correlation >>correct answer >>
r=-1 (no correlation is a 0 and looks like a gun
shot all over)
Variable >>correct answer >> a condition or
characteristic that can take on different values or
categories (such as age, GPA, gender, etc.)
Descriptive Statistics >>correct answer >>
Goal is to describe, summarize, or make sense
of a particular set of data.
,3|Page
Inferential Statistics >>correct answer >>
where researchers use the laws of probability to
make inferences about populations based on
sample data.
Strengths of Quantitative Research >>correct
answer >> -Testing and validating already
constructed theories
-Can generalize research findings when based
on random samples
-Determining nomothetic consumption (general
scientific casual relationships)
-Quick and cheap
Qualitative Research purpose >>correct
answer >> Collects text or imagery data to gain
a deeper understanding of existing phenomena,
gain insight on insider perspective. Exploration,
discovery, understanding
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Quantitative Research Purpose >>correct
answer >> Collect numerical data. Purpose is to
describe, predict, control, or explain. Narrow
lens approach (top-down)
Linguistic-relativity hypothesis >>correct
answer >> (assumptions of qualitative research)
Intuits' local languages might allow them to see
distinctions that you do not notice.
Empathetic Understanding >>correct answer
>> (assumptions of qualitative research) I can
appreciate where you're coming from. I have an
interest in you
Ontology (Qualitative Assumption) >>correct
answer >> (inherit understanding) Take on
