PSYC 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Statistical Power, Analysis Of Variance, Factorial Experiment

• School: Xavier University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 221
• Professor: Dulaney Cynthia

Document Summary

Survey: a quantitative research strategy for systematically collecting information from a group of individuals; the information is then generalized to a larger group of interest. Questions where participants answer using their own words. Questions that participants answer using a predetermined set of response options. Such as on a scale from 1 to. 7, where 1 means not at all" and 7 means extremely" . A measurement strategy for assigning a number to represent the degree to which a person possesses or exhibits the target variable. Sum of scores create single score representing the degree to which participant exhibits target variable. A scale where a participant evaluates a series of statements using a set of predetermined response options; the responses are summed to represent the overall measurement for the variable. Phrase items as statements to be judged rather than questions to be answered. Each item should be clear and unambiguous.