Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)
Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305104136
Author: Frederick J Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Describe the four methods for administering a survey (mail, phone, Internet, and in person) and explain the strengths and weaknesses of each, including the problems of nonresponse bias and interviewer bias.

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Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)

Ch. 13.1 - Describe the purpose of the descriptive research...Ch. 13.2 - Describe the two general problems (observer...Ch. 13.2 - Describe the three techniques used to quantify...Ch. 13.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 13.2 - Describe the general characteristics of the...Ch. 13.3 - Describe the general characteristics of the survey...Ch. 13.3 - Define open-ended, restricted, and rating-scale...Ch. 13.3 - Describe the four methods for administering a...Ch. 13.4 - Describe the general characteristics of the case...Ch. 13 - In addition to the key words, you should also be...
Ch. 13 - In this chapter, we introduced the observational...Ch. 13 - What is the purpose for determining a set of...Ch. 13 - Describe how time, event, or individual sampling...Ch. 13 - A researcher uses content analysis to determine...Ch. 13 - Explain the distinction between naturalistic...Ch. 13 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 13 - What is the general advantage of using the survey...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9ECh. 13 - Define the three types of survey questions (open...Ch. 13 - Prob. 11ECh. 13 - Two studies (Hughes, Cutting, Hughes et al.,...Ch. 13 - Most research in the behavioral sciences involves...
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