Chapter 6 - Research Design: Quantitative Methods

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• Author Chapter Introduction Video
• David Gray Introduces Chapter 6


• Author Top Tip Videos
• David Gray on Evaluating Research Instruments


• YouTube Videos
• Experimental Research Design
• How to Pick a Question
• Independent and Dependent Variables
• Variables for Research Design
• Experimental Design
• Quasi-Experimentation
• Weblinks

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_GIjFw6RZE
• http://www.randomizer.org/
• http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

• Further Reading
• Book Chapters
• Formulating a Research Question
• Quasi-Experimental Designs
• Example of Non-Equivalent Control

• Encyclopedia Entries
• A Priori
• Research Questions
• Hypotheses
• Experimental Design
• Populations
• Representative Sample
• Confidence Interval
• Face Validity
• Internal Validity
• External Validity
• Criterion Validity
• Construct Validity
• Content Validity
• Predictive Validity
• Stability Coefficient