1. The pretest-posttest control group method is when participants are randomly assigned to either the intervention (experimental) or a non-intervention (control) group. However, those participants assigned to the control group may receive a different intervention other than the one under study. Pretests are given to both groups at the same time to assess their similarities and differences. Posttests are given to both groups to determine the effect of the intervention.
What is another name for this design?
a) classic experimental design
b) Solomon four group method
c) one-shot case study
d) static group comparison method
2. This method of using several different approaches to collect data and to answer the research questions and support the conclusions made is called a(n) a) observation b) ethnography c) triangulation d) constant comparative method
3. What is one of the flaws of participant observation? a) small sample size b) low response rate c) can only use logistic regression to analyze data d) results may be biased or inaccurate
4. What is the major difference between the case study and ethnographic analysis? a) ethnographic analysis is more objective than the case study b) ethnographic analysis collects more quantitative data than that case study c) case study collects more quantitative data than the ethnographic analysis d) case study is more objective than the ethnographic analysis.