NCE (Research and Program Evaluation)
UPDATED Exam Questions And CORRECT
Answers
The most valuable type of research is - CORRECT ANSWER - The experiment, used to
discover cause any fact relationships
quasi experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - research procedure which does not meet the
requirements of a true experiment. The researcher uses pre-existing groups and hence the
independent variable cannot be altered. In a quasi-experiment you cannot state with any degree
of statistical confidence that the IV caused the DV
ex post facto - CORRECT ANSWER - after the fact intact pre-existing groups are utilized.
The IV was administered before the research begin
Threats to internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Include maturation of subjects
mortality, instrument used to measure the behavior or treat, and statistical regression
Statistical regression - CORRECT ANSWER - Extreme scores regress to the mean
Internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to whether the dependent variables were
truly influenced by the experimental independent variables Or whether other factors have an
impact
Factor analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of
related items on a test
chi square - CORRECT ANSWER - tests whether or not there is a real difference between
categories. A statistical measure of the test whether a distribution differs significantly from an
expected theoretical distribution
,Parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpreting the results in the simplest way
Ocamms razor Suggest that experimenters - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpret the results
and the simplest manner
confounded/Flawed - CORRECT ANSWER - The experiment is said to be invalid due to
an extraneous independent variable. Variables which are undesirable confound or flaw the
experiment
And experiment is said to be confounded when - CORRECT ANSWER - And desirable
variables are not kept out of the experiment
Applied research - CORRECT ANSWER - Carried out to solve a problem
Of variable is - CORRECT ANSWER - A factor that varies or is capable of change. It can
exist on at least two levels are conditions
In an experiment that IV is - CORRECT ANSWER - The variable that the researcher
manipulates, controls, cultures, or wishes to experiment with
The dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER - is the outcome or response that the
researcher wants to predict or explain. DV begins with a D and so does the word data. The DVD
express the data regarding factors you wish to measure
Discrete - CORRECT ANSWER - Unconnected; separate; distinct. Ex. Brand of
counseling or occupation
Continuous - CORRECT ANSWER - Going on without stopping. Ex Height or weight
The variable you manipulate/control in the experiment is - CORRECT ANSWER -
Independent Variable ("I" manipulate)
, What is the difference between the control group and the experimental group - CORRECT
ANSWER - The control group will not have the experimental treatment applied to them.
(The control group does not receive the independent variable (IV)/
If you cannot randomly assign the subjects to the two groups then the research is a - CORRECT
ANSWER - Quasi experiment
How many people should there at least be to conduct a true experiment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 and 100 to conduct a survey
The experimental group receives the - CORRECT ANSWER - Independent Variable (IV)
Organismic Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - The researcher cannot control, yet it exists
such as height and weight or gender
Hypothesis testing is most closely related to the work of - CORRECT ANSWER - R.A.
Fisher
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement which can be tested regarding the
relationship of the IV and the DV
Null Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Suggests there will not be a significant
difference between the IV and the control group even after the experimental variable is applied
Experimental hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Suggests that a difference will be
evident between the control group and the experimental group (i.e. the group receiving the IV)
Meta Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A study that analyzes the findings of numerous
studies
UPDATED Exam Questions And CORRECT
Answers
The most valuable type of research is - CORRECT ANSWER - The experiment, used to
discover cause any fact relationships
quasi experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - research procedure which does not meet the
requirements of a true experiment. The researcher uses pre-existing groups and hence the
independent variable cannot be altered. In a quasi-experiment you cannot state with any degree
of statistical confidence that the IV caused the DV
ex post facto - CORRECT ANSWER - after the fact intact pre-existing groups are utilized.
The IV was administered before the research begin
Threats to internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Include maturation of subjects
mortality, instrument used to measure the behavior or treat, and statistical regression
Statistical regression - CORRECT ANSWER - Extreme scores regress to the mean
Internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to whether the dependent variables were
truly influenced by the experimental independent variables Or whether other factors have an
impact
Factor analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of
related items on a test
chi square - CORRECT ANSWER - tests whether or not there is a real difference between
categories. A statistical measure of the test whether a distribution differs significantly from an
expected theoretical distribution
,Parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpreting the results in the simplest way
Ocamms razor Suggest that experimenters - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpret the results
and the simplest manner
confounded/Flawed - CORRECT ANSWER - The experiment is said to be invalid due to
an extraneous independent variable. Variables which are undesirable confound or flaw the
experiment
And experiment is said to be confounded when - CORRECT ANSWER - And desirable
variables are not kept out of the experiment
Applied research - CORRECT ANSWER - Carried out to solve a problem
Of variable is - CORRECT ANSWER - A factor that varies or is capable of change. It can
exist on at least two levels are conditions
In an experiment that IV is - CORRECT ANSWER - The variable that the researcher
manipulates, controls, cultures, or wishes to experiment with
The dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER - is the outcome or response that the
researcher wants to predict or explain. DV begins with a D and so does the word data. The DVD
express the data regarding factors you wish to measure
Discrete - CORRECT ANSWER - Unconnected; separate; distinct. Ex. Brand of
counseling or occupation
Continuous - CORRECT ANSWER - Going on without stopping. Ex Height or weight
The variable you manipulate/control in the experiment is - CORRECT ANSWER -
Independent Variable ("I" manipulate)
, What is the difference between the control group and the experimental group - CORRECT
ANSWER - The control group will not have the experimental treatment applied to them.
(The control group does not receive the independent variable (IV)/
If you cannot randomly assign the subjects to the two groups then the research is a - CORRECT
ANSWER - Quasi experiment
How many people should there at least be to conduct a true experiment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 and 100 to conduct a survey
The experimental group receives the - CORRECT ANSWER - Independent Variable (IV)
Organismic Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - The researcher cannot control, yet it exists
such as height and weight or gender
Hypothesis testing is most closely related to the work of - CORRECT ANSWER - R.A.
Fisher
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement which can be tested regarding the
relationship of the IV and the DV
Null Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Suggests there will not be a significant
difference between the IV and the control group even after the experimental variable is applied
Experimental hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Suggests that a difference will be
evident between the control group and the experimental group (i.e. the group receiving the IV)
Meta Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A study that analyzes the findings of numerous
studies
