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Which review style is considered qualitative and quantitative


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integrative review




When to do a Power Analysis?

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When planning the study (before)
- to determine the smallest sample size needed to obtain a predetermined
level of power


When the study is completed (after)
- to determine the level of power actually achieved in a particular study
(done to help explain your results)




Define external validity


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External validity refers to the degree to which the results of a study can be
generalized to and across people, settings, and times.

Generalize to:
1. different people
2. different settings
3. across time




Define parameter. What is a Parameter = equal to


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A numerical measure of a characteristic of the POPULATION


Remember P for parameter & population

Ex. the population of the 750 pennies in a jar is the parameter

,Types of Probability (Random) Sampling


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Simple random
Stratified random
Multistage (cluster)
Systematic




What are the 7 levels of evidence


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Level 1: Meta-analysis, systematic review
Level 2: At least one randomized control trial
Level 3: Quasi-experimental study
Level 4: Non-experimental study
Level 5: Systematic Review of descriptive or qualitative studies
Level 6: A single descriptive or qualitative study
Level 7: Opinion of authorities or expert committee reports




Explain a Quantitative paradigm


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Focuses on what can be measured: objective reality (numbers, specific
values)

Involves collecting and analyzing data (numeric)

Deductive reasoning (big to small)

, Focus is reductionistic (breaking concepts down into smaller ideas)

Researcher is neutral (researcher is independent from those being studied)

= it TESTS a theory




How can maturation threaten internal validity


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Developmental, biological, psychological processes that operate within an
individual as a function of time and are external to the events of the
investigation

Ex. The performance of man running begins decreasing after 15 minutes
because of fatigue.

Decrease threat: completing experiment in as short of a time frame as
feasible.




Define paradigm


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Defined as a way of thinking about the world: A worldview


Divided into: quantitative and qualitative paradigms




Explain: Random selection vs. Random Assignment


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