WGU C224 Research Foundations Study Guide Questions with Verified Answers (2025 / 2026) Grade A+ Guarantee

WGU C224 Research Foundations Study Guide

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1. Deductive Reasoning g




: Drawing conclusions. Logical deductive process workingdown -
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going from big to small. ex. All books sold at that store are new, and all thebooks I bo
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ught came from that store. Therefore, all the books I own are new.
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2. Inductive Reasoning g




: Starts specific. Accepting conclusions. Going from small to big. Ex. The water at the
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beach has been about 75 degrees anytime I visit in July.Today is July 15th, so I expect
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the water will be about 75 degrees when I go to thebeach tomorrow.
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3. Epistemology
: the overall pursuit of knowledge, not a specific knowledge con-
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tention. The study of knowledge itself.
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4. Rule of Parsimony g g




: Simple and concise, succinct
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,5. Criterion of Falsifiability
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: if it can't be rejected, then its going in the right direction
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6. The Principle of Evidence
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: researchers conduct research to acquire evidencethat may support a theory
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, and/or hypothesis. Researchers do not attempt to provewhat is true.
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7. Ontology
: Inherent understanding. Nature of reality/truth
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8. Experimental Research g




: Quantitative. Random assignment - not random selec-tion.
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9. Quantitation Research Methods g g




: Experimental and Non-Experimental
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10. Non-Experimental Research Methods g g




: Correlation and Casual Comparative
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11. Correlation research method g g




: Quantitative. A process to collect data to deter-
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mine if a relationship exists between two or more quantitative variables, and to whatd
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egree.


12. Correlation Coefficient g




: Strength and direction of a relationship between twovariables. range of +1 to -1
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13. Positive Correlation g




: r=+1 (points follow along a line)
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14. Negative Correlation g




: r=-1 (no correlation is a 0 and looks like a gun shot allover)
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