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TEST BANK FOR BUSINESS RESEARCHMETHODS, 14TH EDITION BY PAMELA
SCHINDLER ALL CHAPTRS A+
research - (ANSWER)a type of systematic investigation that is empirical in nature and is
designed to contribute to public knowledge
research enterprise - (ANSWER)the macro-level effort to accumulate knowledge across multiple
empirical systematic public research projects
translational research - (ANSWER)the systematic effort to move research from initial discovery
to practice and ultimately to impacts on our lives
research-practice continuum - (ANSWER)the process of moving from an initial discovery or
idea to practice, and the potential for the idea to influence our lives or world
basic research - (ANSWER)research that is designed to generate discoveries and to understand
how discoveries work
applied research - (ANSWER)research where a discovery is tested under increasingly controlled
conditions in real-world contexts
implementation and dissemination research - (ANSWER)research that assesses how well an
innovation or discovery can be distributed in and carried out in a broad range of contexts that
extend beyond the original controlled studies
policy research - (ANSWER)research that is designed to investigate existing policies or develop
and test new ones
,impact research - (ANSWER)research that assesses the broader effects of a discovery or
innovation on society
research synthesis - (ANSWER)a systematic study of multiple prior research projects that
address the same research question or topic and that summarizes the results in a manner that can
be used by practitioners
meta-analysis - (ANSWER)a type of research synthesis that uses statistical methods to combine
the results of similar studies quantitatively in order to allow general conclusions to be made
systematic review - (ANSWER)a type of research synthesis that focuses on a specific question or
issue and uses preplanned methods to identify, select, assess and summarize the findings of
multiple research studies
guideline - (ANSWER)a systematic process that leads to a specific set of research-based
recommendations for practice that usually includes some estimates of how strong the evidence is
for each recommendation
evidence-based practice (EBP) - (ANSWER)a movement designed to encourage or require
practitioners to employ practices that are based on research evidence as reflected in research
syntheses or practice guidelines
evolutionary epistemology - (ANSWER)the branch of philosophy that holds that ideas evolve
through the process of natural selection
requests for proposals (RFPs) - (ANSWER)a document issued by the government agency or
other organization that, typically, describes the problem that needs addressing, the context in
which it operates, the approach the agency would like you to take to investigate the problem, and
the amount the agency would be willing to pay for such research
literature review - (ANSWER)a systematic compilation and written summary of all the literature
published in scientific journals that is related to a research topic of interest. A literature review is
typically included in the introduction of section of the research write-up
,peer review - (ANSWER)a system for reviewing potential research publications where authors
submit potential articles to a journal editor who solicits several reviewers who agree to give a
critical review of the paper. The paper is sent to the reviewers with no identification of the author
- avoid personal bias. Based on the reviewer's recommendations, the editor can accept the article,
reject it, or recommend that the author revise and resubmit it
theoretical - (ANSWER)pertaining to theory. Social research is theoretical, meaning that much of
it is concerned with developing, exploring or testing the theories or ideas that social researchers
have about how the world operates.
empirical - (ANSWER)based on direct observations and measurements of reality.
probabilistic - (ANSWER)based on probabilities
causal - (ANSWER)pertaining to cause-effect relationship, hypothesis, or relationship.
Something is causal if it leads to an outcome or makes an outcome happen.
causal relationship - (ANSWER)a cause-effect relationship. e.g. when you evaluate whether your
treatment or program causes and outcome to occur, you are examining causal relationship.
descriptive studies - (ANSWER)a study that documents what is going on or what exists. (public-
opinion polls)
relational studies - (ANSWER)a study that looks at relationships between two or more variables
(public opinion polls comparing males and females and what party the voted for)
causal studies - (ANSWER)studies designed to determine whether one or more variables causes
or affects one or more outcome variables
cross-sectional studies - (ANSWER)study that takes place at a single point in time
, longitudinal studies - (ANSWER)study that takes place over time (measure participants on at
least 2 separate occasions -multiple waves of measurement)
repeated measures - (ANSWER)two or more waves of measurement over time
time series - (ANSWER)many waves of measurement over time
relationship - (ANSWER)an association between two variables such that, in general, the level on
one variable is related to the level on the other
third variable or missing variable problem - (ANSWER)an unobserved variable that accounts for
a correlation between two variables.
positive relationship - (ANSWER)relationship between variables in which high values for one
variable are associated with high values on another variable (low values with low)
negative relationship - (ANSWER)relationship between variables in which high values for one
variable are associated with low values for another variable
hypothesis - (ANSWER)a specific statement of prediction
alternative hypothesis - (ANSWER)a specific statement of prediction that usually states what
you expect will happen in your study (notation: HA ; H1)
null hypothesis - (ANSWER)the hypothesis that describes the possible outcomes other than the
alternative hypothesis. Usually the null hypothesis predicts there will be no effect of a
program/treatment you are studying (notation: H0; HO)
one-tailed hypothesis - (ANSWER)hypothesis that specifies a direction
two-tailed hypothesis - (ANSWER)hypothesis that doesn't specify a direction
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